The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its army. This Empire was ruled by a Roman general and politician named Julius Caesar. The social class was divided either into slaves or two other groups which where plebeians and patricians. Patricians would be the upper class, people such as wealthy land owners would be in the patricians group. Plebeians would be the lower class which would be normal people in Rome. Most people in the cities of Ancient Rome lived in apartments called insulae. The wealthy lived in single family homes called domus of various sizes depending on how rich they were. The vast majority of the people living in Roman cities lived in cramped apartment buildings called insulae. In ancient Rome, the state provided games for fun and entertainment, with two broad categories of ludi, meaning games, including theatrical performances, dances, and chariot races and munera, or spectacles, such as gladiator combats, wild animal shows, and other unusual exhibitions.