The main center of Roman civilization was Italy. Early residents of Rome were engaged in agriculture most of the time and used to rear cow, bull and sheep and make their clothes with flax and cotton. These people used to use clay and wooden utensils. Each family worshipped the goddess of the stove as “Vesta’. Women had respect in Roman society.
Roman society was divided into four classes—
(i) Elite class
(ii) Rich traders and moneylenders
(iii) Small independent farmers and towns residents
(iv) Slave class.
The upper class people and the rich traders lived in palaces. The lives of slaves were pathetic. There were chariot races and fencing competitions in the cities.
