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Daily Life The Roman society has different classes. Some classes are based on military service. Others are based on how much money you have. The right to vote is based on class. Voting tribes are made and the richer classes get to vote first. After a majority is reached, the voting is over. This means that the poor do not always get to vote. The head of a household can sell his children into slavery and used to be able to punish or kill family members. We focus on agriculture and trade in Rome. You can find a lot of grapes and olives here. You can buy them from merchants who sell things to the people of Rome. They have many trade routes that help people buy things from different places. This is important because you can get the supplies you don’t have in your area. Without this, people would be short many important supplies. You can find a very important trade port called Ositia. It is at the mouth of the Tiber River.

Artisans are like artists that make every day things that people use. They spin clay making it into pots, bowls, cups, plates, and any other clay item you could need. They also create jewelry like gold rings. They can carve wood and use wood to make tables and other things. Then after they make these items, they sell or trade them to merchants or to people. They are the salesmen of Rome. If you would like totake me, go to the Forum to find these salespeople and take care of other business.