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Quick questions on Roman leisure: baths, amphitheatre and circus - OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation
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What are the public baths?Show answer
Many baths had a palaestra (exercise yard) attached. People exercised, met friends, did business, ate and relaxed. The baths were cheap and open to nearly everyone, making them a great social leveller and centre of city life.
What is chariot racing in the circus?Show answer
Racing roused fierce loyalty to the factions, more like modern sport fandom than anything else in Roman life.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the hot room and the cold plunge in a Roman bath house. [Knowledge recall]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the phrase "bread and circuses". [Short explanation]
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