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Why did merchants travel?
When could traders and farmers bring their goods into Rome?
Why were ovens forbidden in high-rise flats?
fear of fires starting
How did wealthy Romans sit at the table?
they laid down on wooden couches
Where did merchants keep their ships in winter?
What was the marketplace in Rome?
Trajan's Forum
What were "pizzas" topped with?
onions, fish, and olives
What kind of fancy foods did rich Romans eat?
boiled ostrich, dormice honey, roast pig
What was Rome's port? Where was it?
Ostia, on the coast 25km from the city
What did the Forum have?
150 shops, new offices, huge spaces for traders to set up their stalls
How did rich people cool their drinks?
What did children sit on?
stools close to their parents