what are some similarities and differences between ancient Roman culture and the culture of the average teenager today?

Being a teenage in ancient Rome wasn’t easy. There were no X-box 360’s to play or cars to drive, or even chariots to cruise around in. Don’t get me wrong, there were chariots, but the only teens that got to drive them were those young men going off to fight the latest Roman war, or, if they were lucky enough, race around the Colosseum, a sport that often resulted in death.

While your average American teenager devotes more than three hours a day to watching TV, playing video games, and social media, the average 17-year-old Roman kid (circa 73 AD) had some more serious business to deal with. Like mastering reading and writing in two languages, fighting in imperial wars, taking care of spouses and various other items.