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Romans - Everyday Life
Romans often used mosaics to decorate their floors.

Romans - Everyday Life

Step into a busy Roman town and explore homes, food, baths, and games to discover what everyday life was like for people living in ancient Rome.

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Fascinating Fact:

Public baths were an important part of daily life, where people washed, exercised, relaxed, and met friends.

In KS2 History, you explore how Romans worked, relaxed, ate, and worshipped. Everyday life in a Roman town mixed busy streets, family routines, and traditions that feel both familiar and different.

  • Forum: The main town square where Romans shopped, met friends, and did business.
  • Villa: A large country house where rich Romans lived, often with gardens and farmland.
  • Bathhouse: A public building with pools and rooms where people washed, exercised, and relaxed together.
What was everyday life like for ordinary Romans?

Ordinary Romans spent their days working, shopping in markets, visiting temples, eating simple meals, and relaxing with family or friends in the evening.

What did Roman children do at school and at home?

Roman children learned reading, writing, and maths, often using wax tablets. At home they helped with chores and played games such as board games and ball games.

How were Roman baths different from bathrooms today?

Roman baths were large public buildings with hot and cold pools where many people met to wash, exercise, and talk, not small private rooms like most bathrooms today.

1 .
How were Roman towns laid out?
In parallel lines
In a grid pattern
In circles
In wavy lines
Roman towns were planned carefully
2 .
What did the Romans often use to decorate floors?
Paint
Wood
Mosaics
Carpet
Roman mosaics showed scenes of myth or history as well as everyday Roman life
3 .
What was a toga?
A type of hat
An item of clothing worn by young boys
A wedding dress
An item of clothing worn by men on special occasions
The toga was the equivalent of a modern smart suit
4 .
What did the aqueduct do?
It was a bridge over a river
It carried water into towns
It washed away dirty water
It heated Roman houses
The Romans were great engineers and they built lots of aqueducts to supply their towns with water
5 .
What was a hypocaust?
A sewer system
A type of building
A type of cart
A central heating system
Only rich Romans could afford to heat their house with a hypocaust
6 .
What was the name of the centre of a Roman town where news was given out?
Amphitheatre
Forum
Square
Plaza
Meetings and a market were also held at the forum
7 .
What did most Romans wear on their feet?
Wellies
Leather sandals
Flip flops
Nothing
Some rich Romans would employ a slave to carry their sandals for them!
8 .
What language did the Romans use?
English
Italian
Latin
Greek
Latin is still in use today as the language of science and law
9 .
What did the Romans write with at school?
Wax tablet and stylus
Whiteboard and pen
Blackboard and chalk
Paper and pencil
For important documents they used ink and animal skin
10 .
What were the largest Roman houses called?
Castles
Villas
Lodges
Cottages
Villas were large country houses often with huge areas of farmland
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What was life like in ancient Rome?

Author:  Amanda Swift (Primary School Teacher & Educational Content Developer)

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