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Rome’s first university, La Sapienza (est. A.D. 1303), is the largest in Europe and
the second largest in the world.
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Wealthy Romans might enjoy
exotic foods such as stuffed
flamingo. Fish sauce called
liquamen or garum made from fish
intestines was also popular.
Roman days were divided into 12 hours, measured by a sundial.
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Romans thought that not owning
slaves was a sign of extreme
poverty. Many people would take
three slaves with them just to go to
the baths.
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For the Romans, a “circus” was a chariot racetrack, not the tented entertainment
venue of today.
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The Romans trained some female
slaves to fight as gladiators.
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