The Roman Life

Life in Rome was good. Rules and regulations kept the city under control and many rulers kept one man from gaining too much power. Roman life also was very much grounded by the city. All things started with the city, and its success. Without Rome itself, most of the things that we know of the Romans, are never found or maybe never happen. Most of life in Rome, was ran through the landholders and the city. These people and the city of rome, started one of the greatest empires ever known to man.
The work done in Rome was mostly done by the men. All the bills, the fields, all was done by the men. The woman's job was to care for the house and to give birth to Roman boys. An average Roman man awoke early and worked a six hour day in the fields. For the most part, sons also followed in their father's footsteps inheriting their profession and their business. The rich men and women of Rome, were restricted too a career in law, politics, or the army. Other occupations were deemed to low for their kind. (source)
Roman Education sat in the hands of the parents. They decided if their children went to school or worked with the father. This made education very different than we see it today. The parents sent their children to sachool based on whether or not the family was having success. If the family was struggling in the work field, the son would skip school to help the father. School started in March, holidays were observed and days off every ninth day. Summer has never been proven, but historians say some period like summer would have existed.
The use of slavery in Rome was as big as anywhere else in the early world. Romans kept slaves and used them in all areas of needed assistance. The Romans saw slavery as simply carrying on the tradition started by the Egyptians, Babylonians, Indians, Chinese.