Overview

These aspects of everyday life in Imperial Rome will be covered in this project, with a focus on upper-class women:

• Clothing & Beauty
• Food, Drink, & Dining
• The Household
• Marriage & The Family
• Health & Hygiene
• Social Life & Religion

In addition, you will see seperate segments at the beginning of each post, written in a narrative style. These pieces are stories about a fictional woman, Aemilia Maximia, and her everyday life as an upper-class married woman. You will also read about her husband, Valerius Claudius Aurelius; her two daughters, Claudia Major and Claudia Minor; and her son, Marcus Claudius Aurelius. Note: this is a completely fictional account created by myself. I drew on the information found for this project to create the scenes which you will read, but I also took some artistic license. Our knowledge of everyday life in Rome is limited, so I have made educated guesses to fill in the details and make it more enjoyable to read overall.

To start, watch this video that details the lives of four young, upper-class women in Rome:

Now, head over to the main page and start reading!