The Romans - Ideas 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/
Meet the Romans
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_intro.pdf

Roman Rule

Roman Kingdom (753 BC to 509 BC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Kingdom

Story of Romulus and Remus
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/romulus_and_remus.htm

Roman Republic (509 BC to 44 BC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic

Roman Empire (27 BC to 476/1453 AD)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire

Famous Emperors - there were 140 over the 500 years!
Julius Caesar (1st)
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula

Claudius
Nero

Hadrian
Constantine XI (last)
(please feel free to suggest more!)

List of Emperors - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_emperors

Ideas, Questions and Discovery

1. What are the three main periods of ancient Rome?
2. How long did each period last for?
3. What was the difference in the way each was ruled?
4. What method of rule is used in our house?
5. Who transformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire?
6. How many Emperors were there during the Roman Empire?
7. Find 5 facts about some of the more famous Emperors.
8. Did Emperors use there real name when they became Emperor?
9. Roman Emperor's History Hunt (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/pdf/lesson2_hunt.pdf) 

Extra Resources
http://rome.mrdonn.org/emperors.html

Romans in Briton

AD 43 - AD 410
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Britain

Roman's in Briton timeline
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_timeline.pdf

Hadrian's Wall

1. What is it?
2. Where is it?
3. Why?
4. Are there any any other walls to keep those pesky Scots out?
5. Draw a map of England with Hadrian's Wall on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian's_Wall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/hadrian_gallery.shtml


Ideas, Questions and Discovery

1. Listen to Jamie's History of Britain Podcast
   http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-british-history-podcast/id440985304
2. Invasion History - who invaded, when and how successful were they?
3. Which Emperors ruled over Briton and when?  Produce a timeline.
4. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_intro.pdf

Roman Numerals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

Symbol	Value
I	1
V	5
X	10
L	50
C	100
D	500
M	1,000

THE SECRET CODE - RULES
Rule I.
Smaller numerals follow larger numerals (see exception in Rule III).  Add up the values of the numerals to determine the quantity represented.


Rule II.  I, X, C and M can be repeated up to three times in a row; other numerals cannot be repeated.
Rule III. In certain cases, a smaller numeral may come before a larger one. Subtract the smaller numeral from
the larger one. A smaller numeral can precede a larger one if ALL of the following conditions are met:

• The smaller numeral must be I, X, C or M –AND-
• The smaller numeral must be either one-fifth or one tenth the value of the larger one –AND-
• The smaller numeral must either be the first numeral in the expression, or be preceded by a numeral of at least ten times its value –AND-
• If another numeral follows the larger numeral, it must be smaller than the one that precedes the larger numeral.

The first 100 numbers as Roman numerals 
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Math/PDF_word_docs/roman_numerals_1-100.pdf

Ideas, Questions and Discovery

1. Where are Roman Numerals used now? (clocks, books, dates etc)
2. The Romans had NO concept of 0!  How do you think this effected them?
3. What is your age in Roman Numerals?
4. The Olympic Games use Roman Numerals to tell the year they are in.  What is the Roman Numerals for the 2012 London Olympics?
5. Complete some basic addition and subtraction in Roman Numerals (e.g. add all your ages up etc)
6. Play Roman Numeral Snakes and Ladders (http://romans.tulliehouse.co.uk/flash/snakes/index.htm)
7. Create a Roman Numeral Dice

Coins

A lot of Roman history can be told by their coins.
http://www.roman-britain.org/roman-coinage.htm
http://finds.org.uk/romancoins
http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/content/view/152/92/1/2/

The anatomy of Roman coins
This is a really great PDF that will show you what is on a Roman coin and could be used when you are drawing your own coin.
http://www.ancientcoinsforeducation.org/pdf/coin_anat.pdf

Ideas, Questions and Discovery

1. Go searching for coins when you next walk the dog
2. If you have a Roman coin then do a rubbing of it.
3. Draw your own Roman coin with you as the Emperor
4. Discover what denominations are used for the coins
5. Complete some adding and subtracting using Roman coins 

Life, Architecture and Art in Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome in 3D
Use Google Earth to view ancient Rome in 3D.
http://earth.google.com/rome/

A day in the life of a Roman 10 year old
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans.shtml

Gladiators

1. What are Gladiators?
2. Where did they fight?
3. What weapons did they have, list / draw some.
4. Create your own Gladiator Pokemon style cards? 

Ideas, Questions and Discovery

1. Gladiator Game
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_gladiator.shtml
2. Coloseum
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_ani_colosseum.shtml
3. Make a model Roman Villa
   http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_villas.pdf 
4. Make a Roman mosaic
   http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/romans_mosaic.pdf

Films and Documentaries

1. Roman Architecture - 10mins
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IcwFwNLr8
2. Roman Toilets - Horrible Histories 2mins
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6snVyK6gQCE
3. Horrible Histories
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAqU0ZrVUTI&feature=related
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kRwJJwxGZE&feature=related
4. What The Romans Did For Us - BBC 20-25 mins per episode
   Episode 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNcGY8j4T3s
   Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DW9EXCUdtU
   Episode 3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkfcgr5OeGw
   Episode 4:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qceZ_dqfrfI
   Episode 5:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mskJBnKCyZQ
   Episode 6:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LASOBkkrBpw 
5. Colosseum - A Gladiator's Story - BBC 50 mins (contains mild violence not detailed)
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fRqc_pChY 
6. BBC Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire 50mins per episode rated 12
   http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ancient-Rome-Rise-Fall-Empire/dp/B000GY8Z2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327232680&sr=8-1
   Episode 1: ?
   Episode 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P__H1L9l3HM
   Episode 3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftizkOoNBkA