a time when he ultimately can spend raising his family. It was notuntil a soldier reached the age of around thirty did he then start spending more time with his wifeand children, however they were often called back to duty at this age. It was not until a manreached the ripe old age of about sixty when he would have the time to spend solely with hisfamily and also to be considered for Senate. The Romans did not want to waste time needlessly. It just did not make any sense to waste time in actives than one did not enjoy nor, had sometimeto gain( either financially or to aid the Roman community) from. Even leisure time was takenseriously. It was during this leisure time that Romans where to think and ponder about the dayand the world around them, as well as participate in social actives like the public baths. Seneca, aRoman philosopher urged men to realize before it was too late that life, as most people led it ,was not life at all (in the sense of philosophical preoccupation with the problems of truth andreality) but a mere waste of time.1 Obviously time was not viewed the same by all Romans. Many Romans thought their time was best spent in providing for the community, as a solider or working for the Senate , or in some other type of public service. By upper class standards thebest job for a man would be in public service, the reason being that their was no fortune to bemade.2 A man had already be wealthy to become a Senator for that very reason. It was thoughtof a very noble professions for noble men to take later in life. It was during this time that the population of Rome ballooned in size.3 There weremany reasons for this growth in population, one being that the great wealth of Rome broughtmany rural Roman farmers into the city. Many young rural Romans dreamed of the day that theywould be able to go to Rome and participate it the social actives of the day. In addition to thegrowth of the city of Rome, a new social orde...
