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

Choose something to eat for breakfast.

• Porridge

• Fish

• Eggs

• Pancakes

• None of these

• Bread

What job would you like to work?

• Soldier

• Emperor

• Farmer

• Architect

• Philosopher

• None of these

What game or leisure activity would you take part in?

• Dice

• Chariot racing

• Gladiator fights

• None of these

• Hunting or fishing

• Boxing

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

• Tend to your sick friends and family

• Leave the city

• Unsure

• Lead your life normally

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

• Nothing

• Murder your enemy

• Poison yourself in small doses to build up an immunity

• Unsure

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

• Plead with Crepitus, the God of Flatulence

• Do nothing

• Prepare for your inevitable death

• Take medication

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

• Unsure

• No

• Eat half the fish

• Yes

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

• Through combat

• Dressing the part

• Unsure

• 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

• Unsure

• Prepare for your inevitable death

• Cauterize the wound as best as possible

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

• Enthusiastically tell everyone in Rome about Jesus

• Unsure

• Run away from the person as fast as possible

• Back away and don't associate with the person

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

• Run away

• Go with Tiberius

Select a color of toga to wear today.

• White with gold

• White with a purple stripe

• None of these

• A chalky white color

• White

• Brown

Where would you go for entertainment?

• The forum

• The colosseum

• The amphitheatre

• None of these

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

• Yes

• I'd race once or twice

• No

• Unsure

How often would you visit the Roman baths?

• Never

• Most days

• Some days

• Every day