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Kyle Black paradigm Captions ProjectPage 1 This picture shows daily life within the home of Cornelius Rufus in Pompeii. It has people performing various activities and the pillars be multi-color red to hide fingerprints.Page3 All official business was conducted in the popish fabrication. After a roman patronus received his clients, he would go to the Forum for business.Page 5 This picture of the atrium at the House of the Faun at Pompeii had a funnel-shaped roof designed so that rainwater would drain into the impluvium. You can sympathize the peristylum in the background, which had a garden and a fountain.Page 8 Servants and children arrive at around the intimately to exchange news and get fresh water. The pillars are also painted red in this picture.Page 11 The family social unit was important in ancient capital of Italy. If a family didnt have a son, they would adopt a son to carry on the family name. Many far-famed Romans, such as Augustus Caesar were adopted.Page 16 Ch ildren were taught to read at an former(a) age. Roman books were papyrus rolled into scrolls.Page 18 The Vestal Virgins had wondrous prestige. They were chosen by patricians and introduced at the ages of six and ten. They served for 30 years. In the picture, they Virgins tended their tabu fire, which cannot go out.Page 20 Livia Prusilla was the second wife of Augustus and the mother of Tiberius, Augustus successor. During her economises reign, she became her counselor and gracefully ran his domestic life.Page 21 Women were trusty for the early education of their children and also got together to plan parties and celebrations. This picture is of the womens domestic activities.Page 23 Augustus was the first emperor of the Julio-Claudian line. He well understood the importance of propaganda. So, he encouraged the leading writers and poets to glorify Romes and Augustus achievements in their works.Page 24 Virgil was one of Romes finest poets. He wrote the Ecogues, the Georgies, and th e famous Aeneid.Page 27 This is a picture of Tablets containing the Laws of the cardinal Tables. They were put together in the 5th century B.C. The laws include some(prenominal) rules and procedures on various topics.Page 30 The Roman Forum was the body politic where business and political speeches were made. Because of this, they put the Twelve Tables here for everyone to see as a reference. With this, plebeians were guaranteed fairness.Page 33 The Roman Senate was very powerful.