HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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attending a musical performance
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fighting in the Colosseum
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taking part in a chariot race
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wrestling wild animals in the Colosseum
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rich would enjoy hosting or attending musical events for other rich, attending plays and performances, and attending the free things such as the public baths, chariot races, and gladiator fights. There wasn’t a large amount of contrast between the activities that the rich and poor enjoyed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ancient Romans also enjoyed theatre. Much of their theatre was copied from the Greeks. Like the games, wealthy people would put on theatre for free in order to gain popularity. Most of the actors were Greek and their favorite plays were comedies.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the imperial period, the most popular forms of theatrical entertainment were mime (ribald comic productions with sensational plots and sexual innuendo) and pantomime (performances by solo dancers with choral accompaniment, usually re-creating tragic myths).
Detailed explanation-4: -Amphitheatre Games. Undoubtedly the most famous and popular entertainment of Pompeii was the public events at the amphitheatre. Chariot Races. Executions. Animal Hunts. Gladiator battles. Swimming. Hunting. Wrestling. More items