Ancient Rome: baths, meals, money
At the baths, at the table and at the market: see how Romans lived their everyday lives
What this quiz asks
- 1At the baths, which room held the hot-water pool?
- 2Which meal was the real highlight of the Roman day?
- 3Which small silver coin was Rome's everyday money?
- 4What did Romans use to clean their skin at the baths?
- 5How were the baths' water and rooms heated?
- 6Which star condiment seasoned nearly every Roman dish?
- 7How many sesterces was one silver denarius worth?
- 8In what position did well-off Romans eat the cena?
- 9What did a 'vomitorium' really mean in ancient Rome?
- 10Why did the denarius lose value over the centuries?
