What were some jobs in Ancient Rome?

Answer 1

The jobs in ancient Rome were basically the same jobs as we have in the present day, minus the electronic conveniences. In any civilization certain things have to be done such as building, selling, farming, governing etc. and each of these fields has its own type of job both today and in ancient times. The one major industry ancient Rome had that we do not have today was the slave industry.

General Labourers-cart drivers, farmers, sewer cleaners, shepherds & water carriers.

Skilled Labourers-barbers, carpenters, stone masons, painters and weavers; also mosaic workers, plasterers, parchment makers, ship righters and blacksmiths.

Professionals-lawyers, scribes, secretaries and notaries.

Teachers-primary [elementary], tutors, arithmetic, language [Greek, Latin], literature, geometry and rhetors.

Military-Soldier, General and Praetorian Guard.

Answer 2

The main economic activity was farming. There were bankers, money lenders, merchants and traders. There were shopkeepers, such as bakers, grocers, butchers. There were shoemakers, and tailors, carpenters,masons, potters, artists and the like. Many people were stall holders, hawkers, street vendors and peddlars. There were people who worked in the maintenance of public buildings and streets and people who kept the fire at the public baths going.

Answer 3

The Romans did the same basic jobs that we do today, but without the electronics or anything high-tech.

They were farmers, bakers, butchers, tile makers, engineers, builders, seamen, soldiers, slave dealers, horse breeders, etc. etc. etc.

Answer 4

There are seven jobs in the Roman Government. They are Magistrates, Quaestor, Aedile, Praetor, Consul, Dictator, and Censor

Answer 5

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