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The Romans!. Ancient Civilisation outside Ireland. Horrible Histories ‘The News at When’. What we will cover. Size of the Roman Empire Houses and family Entertainment Public structures. ‘Circa’ means around or about. Example: Circa 500 BC means about 500 BC. Rome was an empire.
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The Romans! Ancient Civilisation outside Ireland
What we will cover • Size of the Roman Empire • Houses and family • Entertainment • Public structures
‘Circa’ means around or about. • Example: Circa 500 BC means about 500 BC.
Rome was an empire Empire at it’s strongest circa 117 AD
Housing • Rich Romans • Lived in a Domus • Normally had two houses. • A Villa just outside the city. • A country villa well away from the city. • Glass windows • Poorer Romans • Lived in an Insulae • Poor Romans lived in flats called insulae. • 3 or 4 floors. • In a little room lived a whole family.
Entertainment • Amphitheatres: used for gladiator fights and mock sea battles • Circuses where chariots were pulled by horses • Theatres where plays were staged.These could comedies or tradgedies.
Gladiators –Fought in an Ampitheatre! Large fork, called a trident Gladius, a gladiator’s sword Net to trap opponent Greaves to protect the legs
Roads All roads lead to Rome! What was a milestone? Q
Aquaduct What was this used for? Q
Public Structures • Public Baths • Roads • Aqueducts • The Forum
Roman Soldiers • Largest and most disciplined. • Why did it need to be? • Divided into 30 Legions (= 150,000 soldiers!) • Professional army.
The Middle ages. Sometimes knon as the dark ages. The Neolithic Period Establishment of Rome. 15th Century 4000BC 700BC Circa 300BC 476AD 500AD-circa 1400 The Renaissance The Iron Age and the Celts The Fall of Rome