Housing and food and mealtime customs for the various classes Housing: -Poor Romans lived in insulae, which consisted of six to eight three-storey apartment blocks, grouped around a central courtyard. The ground floors were used by shops and businesses while the upper floors were rented as living space. They were dirty, noisy and unhealthy places to live. -Rich Romans lived in a single-storey dwelling called a domus, which was very grand villa with marble pillars, statues, plaster or mosaic walls and mosaic floors. Food: ~Breakfast: -Roman Slaves: piece of bread and water. -Wealthy Romans: They had eatin fish, fruit, meat, vegetables, cheese, olives and honey. They would have dipped their bread in wine. ~Lunch: -Wealthy Romans: often eaten around 11am and consisted of cold food items. Some of the meal was comprised of bread, salad, olives,
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