Spend a Day in the Roman Empire and We’ll Tell You If You Can Survive It

Choose something to eat for breakfast.

• Eggs

• Bread

• Pancakes

• Fish

• None of these

• Porridge

What job would you like to work?

• Emperor

• Soldier

• Philosopher

• Architect

• Farmer

• None of these

What game or leisure activity would you take part in?

• Boxing

• Dice

• Chariot racing

• Hunting or fishing

• Gladiator fights

• None of these

You have just heard that many of your neighbors are suffering from the Plague of Justinian. How do you respond?

• Lead your life normally

• Leave the city

• Unsure

• Tend to your sick friends and family

You worry that an enemy is attempting to poison you. How do you respond?

• Murder your enemy

• Unsure

• Nothing

• Poison yourself in small doses to build up an immunity

What would you do if you began to suffer from constipation, indigestion, or diarrhoea?

• Plead with Crepitus, the God of Flatulence

• Prepare for your inevitable death

• Take medication

• Do nothing

Another Roman citizen offers you salema porgy to eat. The fish is believed to have hallucinogenic properties when consumed. Do you eat the fish?

• No

• Eat half the fish

• Unsure

• Yes

What is an acceptable way for you to try and raise your class status in society?

• Dressing the part

• Unsure

• Through combat

• Marriage

You have been wounded in battle and are worried about infection. What would you do to ensure the wound does not get infected?

• Rub some sand in there

• Pee on it/Have someone else pee on it.

• Wrap the wound in a bandage

• Cauterize the wound as best as possible

• Prepare for your inevitable death

• Unsure

A new person in town tells you about this guy they are really into named Jesus. How do you respond?

• Back away and don't associate with the person

• Run away from the person as fast as possible

• Unsure

• Enthusiastically tell everyone in Rome about Jesus

A great leader named Tiberius asks you to walk with him to the top of a very large cliff. How do you respond?

• Politely decline

• Unsure

• Go with Tiberius

• Run away

Select a color of toga to wear today.

• White

• White with a purple stripe

• Brown

• A chalky white color

• None of these

• White with gold

Where would you go for entertainment?

• The colosseum

• None of these

• The forum

• The amphitheatre

Would you choose to take part in chariot racing in the colosseum?

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

• I'd race once or twice

How often would you visit the Roman baths?

• Never

• Most days

• Every day

• Some days