Roman worship was divided into the public and ... The king of sacred things The rex sacrorum, meaning “king of sacred things” was a patrician appointed for life and was barred from holding ...

Patrician families made up the ruling class ... They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be property. They did a wide variety of work, from looking after the home ...

The colourful frescoes adorning the patrician villas bear witness to ... this was the former main port of Ancient Rome, supplying the Eternal City with foodstuffs, materials and luxury goods.