LO: 1) Students will explore the Romans and their Empire.2) Learn to gather historical information.

The Romans

• Watch the Horrible Histories video• Gladiator music for when students are

working through task.

Task• You have studied about the Romans before so you

already have what we call prior knowledge.• You are going to be split into groups. In those

groups you will decide on one area of Roman life that you can remember learning about.

• You are going to use the A3 sheet to create a mind map to help you teach about that aspect of Rome.

• You will teach this to the rest of the class at the end of the lesson.

Dynasty - A sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group.

Centurion - The commander of a troop with at least 100 soldiers.

Legionary – Heavily Armed Foot Soldier.

Auxiliary – Lightly Armed faster moving troops, including some horsemen.

Key Word Definitions

509BC – Rome

becomes a

Republic.

44-27BC – Julius Caesar

is assassinated and Augustus

(the 1st Roman

Emperor) comes to power.

43AD – The

Romans invade Britain.

83-122AD – The Romans

invade Scotland and work begins on Hadrian's

Wall.

410AD – The End of Roman rule in Britain.

476AD – The End

of Roman rule in Wester

n Europe.

Task1. Stick the timeline boxes in

chronological order into your books.2. Shade in the key turning point box.3. Write 100 words that explains why

you think this is the key turning point – i.e. Justify your choice

• Look at your timeline

• Discuss with your partner what you think is the main ‘turning point’ in the history of the Roman empire

• A turning point is a date when there is lots of change

Exercise 1

Create a mind map using the following information.

The Growth of the Roman Empire

• You are going to teach each other about the growth of the Empire.

• It can be split into four stages.• Each group is going to get a map and some

information.• You must summarise this information into no

more than 20 words. It must include the names of present day countries.

Task

• Now you are listening to the other stages of Roman Empire growth.

• You must write what is happening in each stage and some examples of modern day countries they expanded into.

Growth of the Roman EmpireStage Growth description Countries included

Stage 1 Romans overthrew Tarquinius in 509BC. Rome became a republic and conquered most of Italy by 265BC.

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

The Romans

arrived in Britain in

43AD.

The Romans already ruled most

of Europe but wanted to rule the exotic marshland

they believed Britain to be.

They first took the South East of England and

moved West and North

finally reaching

Northumberland and

Newcastle and Wales When the empire

came under attack elsewhere in

Europe the troops started to

withdraw from Northern England

– to keep the Scottish out of

England the Romans built Hadrians Wall

Exercise 2

Create a mind map using the following information.

Language – The Romans

spoke and wrote in Latin. Many of our words are based on

Latin words.

Calendar – The calendar we

use today is more than 2,000 years old. It was started by Julius

Caesar. The month July is

named after him.

Roads and Cement –The Romans

recognised they needed a way to

Transport their troops quickly and so built roads from stone and

cement.

New Fruit and Vegetables – The Romans introduced many new

fruit and veg including;

garlic, onions, shallots, leeks,

cabbages, peas, grapes,

mulberries and cherries.

Exercise 3

Create a mind map using the following information.

The Roman DynastiesA dynasty is a period of time that members of

the same family ruled The Roman Empire much like the British Royal Family.

Of the many men who led Rome, only a handful can

truly be said to have profoundly and

fundamentally shaped the empire's structure and

direction.

Vespasian

Augustus

Hadrian Constantine

Marcus Aurelius

Septimus Severus

Exercise 4

Plenary Some students will now read out

their work, listen carefully.

How does it compare to your written work.

Do they have information that you don’t. if so think why that

may be.

Walt: 1) Students will examine the Roman Army.2) Explore the life of a Roman Centurion.

Key Word DefinitionsTestudo- A shelter formed by overlapping oblong shields, held by soldiers above their heads to make a tortoise shape.Tunic- A gown like outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn by the ancient Greeks and Romans.Emperor - The male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire.Empire- A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor.

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Exercise 1

Create a mind map using the following information.

What does it take to be a Roman Soldier?

• Only Men could be soldiers – No Women

• Every Roman soldier was at least 20 years old

• He was not allowed to get married whilst he was in the Army

• Soldier had to stay in the Army for at least 25 Years

• When soldiers retired they were given a gift of land to farm

Exercise 2 Cut and stick the Diagram

into your books. Using the following

information label the diagram.

HelmetSoldiers wore

helmets as protection.

Officers wore special

helmets with crests so other

men could follow them in

battle.

JavelinThese had a

sharp point to pierce shields. They would be thrown through the air to stop an enemies

charge.

TunicThese were worn under the armour

and made of rough wool

as extra protection.

BeltThis gave protection

during battle. As the armies marched the belts jangled to scare the

enemy.

SandalsThese were designed to help soldiers

march quickly. They were strong and

well ventilated.

Metal JacketThe flexible armour was

made of metal strips. They

were so heavy they had to help each

other put them on.

ShieldThis was light but strong and

could withstand

enemy arrows. They used a tactic called

testudo which means

tortoise.

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SOLDIERS WANTED

•Men only•3000 SESTERTII A

YEAR PAY•Protect the empire and the people

of Rome•Learn a new skill (road and fort

building/become a doctor) •Minimum service of 25 years and Retirement gift of land and cash

Exercise 3

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On a whole page in your books, you will now create a poster advertising a recruitment

drive by the Roman army. Make your poster as informative as possible using all the

information you have