The day in the life of a domestic slave is pretty interesting. First thing the slave would to would be to bathe their master. He would bathe his master in the roman baths. There were three types of baths. The Calidarium, which was the hot bath, the tepidarium which was the medium bath, and the frigidarium which was the cold bath.Next the slave would walk their master’s children to school. On the streets the slave might pass by the Subura which was the poorest part of rome. Julius Caesar once lived in the Subura. After that the slave would go back to the house and do house work such as cleaning the house, gardening, and cooking. The slave might cook up bread and fruit and vegetables. The slave would put a lot of sauces on the food. Romans weren’t big meat eaters though. The slave would then serve wine to drink. When it got dark out Sextus would lead the way with a torch. Since Sextus is an educated slave, he would also play music to entertain his master. Playing music for his master would soon get him enough money to buy his own freedom.
