Roman City Field Trip

September 15, 2010

            Our first field trip to the old Roman city was truly a great experience. We got to go underground to see the old Roman city and it’s ruins. One of the first tips we learned is that drinking wine from a plastic cup is never a good thing and spoils the wine. It is best to drink it from a clay cup to get the full effect. One interesting fact is that they used their urine for stain remover when they washed their clothes, and their hands would be very roughed up from the washing. They would also use the urine for medicine because it killed germs and bugs. One major invention which was life- changing was the introduction of 2 aqueduct systems. The water would flow in and out and made everything much more efficient. This way, they could have clean water and they used the hot water to heat the houses. Another aspect of life was how they would catch fish in bulk and burry it in sand to dry it out. The salt kept the food, and this was one of their most important resources. Slavery was very important to the Romans. Bacus was the god of pleasure and orgies. When young boys were growing older, the older men, including fathers and uncles, would perform sexual acts on the boys as a way of teaching them and helping them get practice for women later on in life. It was not seen as anything homosexual or inappropriate, it was simply a way of life and instruction.