An integral part of daily life in ancient ... poor would share the daily ritual of the baths. This ritual was so entrenched in daily life that, to many citizens, it was nothing less than a symbol ...

Despite these differences, almost all citizens carefully observed the same rituals at dinner time – the rituals that made them Roman. The ancient ... rickety homes of normal people, whose ...

Almost every house and apartment ... They went to a Roman bath more for the social experience than for health reasons. It’s clear that the lack of zoning for businesses and activities in ancient Rome ...