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 Life as a Senator



 You have to be able to support yourself in Rome. One way to do this is to become a Senator. Senators are extremely respected and help run Rome. They make laws, and a like a right-hand man to the emperor. Because they are so close to the emperor, they get the best of everything, from seats at the Colosseum to invitations to the best parties.  Senators also got special housing privileges. They had very grand houses with lots of special amenities. The normal person didn’t have things like they did. A senator has lots of slaves to do his bidding and run the house. They also have pool in their house, and had private water pipes. But if they were a water scarcity, their pipes would be shut off before the public’s supply. Obviously, because senators are so well off, everything of theirs in closely guarded. So I wouldn’t try to break in, if I were you. Cats are important to a senator, so, just like Egypt, the senators cats get treated better than most slaves! Senators are admirable men in Rome. They get special carvings of themselves made, and if you see them in the city, the proper thing to do is to bow. They are smart, too. You could say most Roman senators’ specialty is math. They must know the Roman numerals and absolutely know how to read and fluently speak Latin. Knowing Latin is essential because they work with laws. Senators are an important and crucial part of life in everyday Rome. 