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Daily Life: Artisan/Merchant Other Links: Home Weapons & Supplies Nero Aqueducts Roman Roads Colosseum Another good thing to know if you were transported back into Ancient Rome is what people did during their days. So we’ll tell you what merchants and artisans did during their days. Let’s start with the children. Because the fathers had complete power over their family they chose whether or not the kids lived. When they were born they were layed at their father’s feet and he decided whether or not to let them live. If they were let live and they were male they were allowed to go to school. Which they had to pay for. Some wealthy Roman families employed pedagogue s (educated slaves) to teach their sons at home. Themain language was Latin – which they learned at school. Many of the adults hunted, fished or farmed. At home life was centered around the atrium life also centered around the baths. A big thing that changed daily life while Rome was a Republic was that their was a set of rules called the twelve tables. The big thing about them is that they applied to every Roman. Today we also have rules that apply to everyone and for a long time only men were allowed to go to school.