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   Military   Roads Aqueducts Augustus Colosseum Home Artisans and Merchants

 If you were in Rome, you would need to make money. You could be a merchant or and artisan. Trade flourished because of the road system. Possible careers included stonemason, smith, artist, carpenter, knife cutter, and potter. Lawyers were high-paying, successful jobs too, so you could make lots of money there. Blacksmiths made tools, locks, weaponry, and plows. there was also the lost wax process for statues. Knives and needles were made of bone. Merchants and artisan were middle class. Most women didn't have jobs, and wealthy men often didn't work either. A lot of merchants sold their products to the upper class, and probably made a profit. Many Roman art traditions are still used today such as pottery. The same concept of trade is also still used today.   