[Yeti]

But we do have every day records which paint a far more conservative picture of the average Roman Citizens life. Mr. Average Roman citizen was not having orgies with boys- far from it.

And Mom was the wet nurse.

[Burkeman1]

Do you have any concept on what life was like for people 2000 years ago? Half of all children born died before their 3rd birthday. A women stood about a ten percent chance of dying every time she gave birth.

Cicero- Great Roman statesman grew up in a small town outside of Rome and his family were the local laundry mat- that is they washed clothes with coal pitch and goat urine. But as humble as his family was-his dad had "Clients" that followed him. Cicero was lucky enough to be taken aboard to a higher family in Rome as a "client". But Cicero is truly a "self made man" in Roman Times.

Sorry- did I interupt your viewing of "Spartacus?"