Class And Understanding
This book of historic arithmetic was
compiled to allow the budding students of our time to remember the importance
of class and understanding peoples place in a society, helping them prepare for
the future through their education.
During the prosperous
reign of emperor Justinian, chariot racing was popular
In Rome. For any
one match, 7% of the city’s 1.2 million citizens would
Try to attend.
The sport was
held in the coliseum, which could seat 50,000 people.
How many people
would not be
Allowed to
attend?
This sport was
called the Danes. There were two factions of the Danes,
The Greens and
Blues. They were 50/50 in the Roman peasantry.
80% of Rome’s
population were considered peasants.
If all the Blue’s
peasant fans showed up first for the Danes, how many Green’s
Peasant fans
would be
Allowed to
attend?
Seven Green or
Blue peasant fans were caught in a brawl that lead to
Assault upon a
noble. They were sentenced to hanging. Two escaped and
Took shelter in a
parish; the city guard prepared to
Starve them out.
The parish was
stocked with 17.5 days of food for the 2 priests. Now the church was
Feeding four
peasants. Starving to death takes 3 days without food.
How long would it
take for the occupants to die?
During the next
Danes game, the Blues and Greens came together to
Beg mercy for
their comrades to the emperor. Justinian refused.
More peasants
invaded the Coliseum to beg. 500 peasants broke in every ten minutes.
The emperor was
forced to withdraw after 2 hours.
How many peasants
were needed to
Force the emperor
to withdraw?
The peasants grew
angry at the glorious emperor, and took up fire against him. The
City began to
burn by their mud-stricken fingers. People trying to put out the fire were
Fought off by the
riot. Rome had 400,000 structures. Each hour, the amount of
Houses burning
went up by 25%. 1450 houses were burning when the riot started.
How much of Rome
would be
destroyed after
48 hours?
General
Belisarius was rightly ordered by Justinian to quell the
Rebellion.
His forces
blockaded the coliseum, trapping the peasants inside.
His 4500 soldiers
could kill 2 peasants each 7 minutes while holding their line.
Only 700 soldiers
were able to reach the peasants.
There were 30,000
peasants to kill. After twenty minutes, how many
peasants were
left to kill?
Here's my Notes and Drafts:
History Through Arithmatic, 1892
During the reign of emperor
Justinian, chariot racing was popular
In Rome. For any one match, 7% of
the city’s 1.2 million citizens would
Try to attend.
The sport was held in the
coliseum, which could seat 50,000 people.
How many people would not be
Allowed to attend?
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History through Arithmatic, 1892
This sport was called the Danes.
There were two main factions of the Danes,
The Greens and Blues. They were
50/50 in the Roman peasantry. 80% of Rome’s
population were considered
peasants
If all the Blue’s peasant fans
showed up first for the Danes, how many Green’s
Peasant fans would be
Allowed to attend?
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
A Green and Blue peasant fan were
caught committing hooliganry that lead to
Assault upon a noble. They were
sentenced to hanging, but escaped and
Took shelter in a parish. The city
guard prepared to
Starve them out.
The church was stocked with 17.5
days of food for the 2 priests. Now the church was
Feeding four peasants. Starving to
death takes 3 days without food.
How long would it take for the
occupants to die?
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
During the next Danes game, the
Blues and Greens came together to
Beg mercy for their comrades to
the emperor. Justinian refused.
More peasants invaded the Coliseum
to beg. 500 peasants broke in every ten minutes.
The emperor was forced to withdraw
after 2 hours.
How many peasants were needed to
Force the emperor to withdraw?
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
The peasants grew angry at the
emperor, and took up fire against him. The
City began to burn by their hands.
People trying to put out the fire were
Fought off by the riot. Rome had
400,000 structures. Each hour, the amount of
Houses burning went up by 25%. 145
houses were burning when the riot started.
How much of Rome would be
destroyed after 48 hours?
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
General Belisarius was ordered by
Justinian to quell the
Rebellion.
His forces blockaded the coliseum,
trapping the peasants inside.
His 4500 soldiers could kill 2
peasants each 7 minutes while holding their line.
Only 700 soldiers were able to reach
the peasants.
There were 30,000 peasants to
kill. After twenty minutes, how many
peasants were left to kill?
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
This book of historic arithmetic
was compiled to allow the
Budding students of our time to
remember the importance of
Class and understanding peoples
place in a society, helping them
Prepare for the
Future through their
Education.
-
History through Arithmatic, 1892
This is inspired by Alan
Brownjohns ‘Common Sense’