A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome - Ray Laurence
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Published 2012-10-29
Welcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago.
Lesson by Ray Laurence, animation by Cognitive Media.
All Comments (21)
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Only 80’s BC kids remember this
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"A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome (non-slave version)"
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Lucius: knows Greek and Latin at 17 Me at 17: mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
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If smartphones exists in ancient Rome, teenagers would be taking selfies while a man was being eaten by the lions in the Colosseum.
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I wonder how people 2,000 years in the future will talk about our teenage lives
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17 year old Roman: does everything 17 year old me: watching comments on youtube
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"his dad has his eye on a family with a 7 year old daughter" FBI OPEN UP!
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She's seven "yeh, I'll just come back in 10 years"
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Those statues weren't white, they were painted at that time. When we found them years later all the paint had chipped off, giving them their ghostly white look
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Unrealistic. Too many beards. Most Roman men were clean shaven. They found beards barbaric.
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I remember living back in Rome at that time... This is actually quite accurate, however the people weren’t really 2D.
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Even Lucius when he saw that 7 year old was like... "ight imma head out!" 👌
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For people wondering about the 7-year old girl. Marriages were often arranged years in advance, sometimes even shortly after a child was born.
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0:40 Ok two questions 1. Is this where the word "suburban" comes from? 2. Is this literally the ancient Roman version of the hood
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"Lucius has family business to do today" Yes, he must make sure that draco has the best broomstick this quidditch season. Sorry i had to 😂
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How to make a Roman Name: _______us ________us __________us
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Lucius did not have WiFi. Lucius died from boredom at the age of 18.
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When I heard “7 years old” I couldn’t help but think of my 10 year old sister, and now I’m even more glad that we don’t live in Ancient Rome :)
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I cant stop giggling at 4:55 adasggasoojoikkln That little "Oooh!" has me cackling omfg
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"Will Lucius survive?" I dunno you tell me, make another video I'm interested.
