A Slave In Roman Times (First Person Account).

Hello my name is Remus Augustulus. I am a slave. My master is very rich but treats me well compared to other masters. Many slaves like me are treated very harshly. Many times we have rebelled against our harsh treatment. Spartacus led our most serious rebellion. He led an army of 90,000 slaves in 73 BC and it took the roman army two years to defeat us. My job is to clean the house and to help …showed first 75 words of 527 total…

…showed last 75 words of 527 total…the main meal of the day. In some rich households in Rome dinner parties can be vulgar displays of wealth. For entertainment we go to the Circus Maximus or the Colosseum. In the Circus Maximus they have chariot-racing where teams race around a spine or island in the middle. The Colosseum is a huge oval shaped building which can hold more than 45,000 people. Gladiators fight other gladiators here or fight against animals such as lions.