e how the city of Barcelona was layed out when it was under Roman rule.We went to the Museu d'Historia de la Ciutat and saw the way of life that people in the city had to live by. It was amazing to see the ruins of the old Roman city that was in Barcelona. The fact that it still exists is incredible due to the fact of how long ago the Romans were occupying Barcelona.
Here, the class got to see a model of the layout of the old Roman houses. It was very intriguing how intricate and large the house was. I found it very interesting to see that the slaves quarters were attached to the houses and that the shops were part of the house too.
The museum contained many artifacts that caught my eye. You could see the old pots made out of clay that the women used to cook in, and also the objects that they used as toothbrushes were here and made out of wood. I had no idea that these were used back in the Roman times.
The baths were also a very cool part of this field trip. I learned that these were the places where intellectuals would come and sit and talk to each other about the things going on in the city. It is kind of the same idea as business meetings nowadays but in a spa.
Above all, this trip showed the viewer how organized and smart the Romans were. I learned about how they used to use salt to dehydrate the fish so it wouldn’t go bad as fast. This let them stock pile an amount of food so they wouldn’t always have to go fish every day.
During this field trip we also got to see the Roman wall and entrance to the old city. It is so amazing that it is still standing after all these years. You can see that later civilizations built on top of the Roman wall and it is still standing today.
The Jewish ghetto was another important part of this trip. It is located next to plaza St. Jaume. Although it was later destroyed, people put up signs and artifacts to show people that the ghetto was once there.This trip helped show us the roots of the city that we have been living in for the entire semester.
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