Emperor Tiberius ruled from AD14-37. He would often break the legs of those who disobeyed him.

1. starter activity. Study the information about Roman Emperors. You have 2 mins and then your teacher will ask you 5 questions. Emperor Tiberius ruled from AD14-37. He would often break the legs of those who disobeyed him. Julius Caesar was murdered by in 44BC. When August Caesar, Julius’ nephew caught his uncle’s murderer he had his head cut off and thrown at the feet of Caesar’s statue The Emperor Caligula, AD 37-41, appointed his horse as a Roman senator. The Emperor Eliogabalus, AD 218-222, liked to collect cobwebs The Emperor Claudius, AD 41-54, had his wife executed, whilst Nero, AD 54-68, tried to drown his own mother. The Emperor Antonius, AD 138-61 died of eating too much cheese. The Emperor Honorius, 395-423, kept a chicken as a pet and called it ‘Rome’

2. Questions – you have 1 minute! What relation was Julius Caesar to Augustus Caesar? What did Tiberius do to those who disobeyed him? Who was ‘Rome’? What do Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula and Nero all have in common? How did Antonius die?

3. Life in the countryside  Learning objectives To assess the extent to which life improved in the countryside under the Romans To produce a guided tour of Lullingstone Villa in Kent

4. Read the information sheet your teacher gives you. 1. Note down ways in which the people of Britain would have found out about Claudius’ invasion in AD 43 2. What evidence is there that farming improved under the Romans? Extension. If you were an archaeologist, which evidence would you use to assess the extent to which British people in the countryside were influenced by the Romans?  Your task

5.  Your task Everyone likes to complain and in Roman times people often used to write their complaints as graffiti on walls. Examples survive at Pompeii. Make a list of complaints British people might have made about the Romans. Your teacher will give you a Post-It. Write you best example down and stick it on the board. As a class decide which you think was the most common debate.

6.  Your task • Read p.34-5 of ‘Contrasts and Connections’. Make a list of evidence of the growing wealth of the owners of Lullingstone Villa. • Lullingstone Villa was excavated by Geoffrey Meates after WWII. Imagine the producers of Time Team wanted to make a 2 minute documentary about the dig. Your film must explain the different phases of the building, key finds and evidence of changes in religious beliefs.

7.  Extension task • Conduct some research into Pompeii. Find out about the history of the site and then in your book jot down examples of some of the graffiti archaeologists have found there.

9.  Homework • A Roman wag is looking to buy an expensive Roman villa in Kent. Imagine you have been asked to produce an estate agent’s brochure on Lullingstone Villa. Use your notes and your own research to explain why the property would be so desirable to a prospective Roman buyer in the fourth century AD.

10.  Plenary • Explain these words: • Triumph Villa Mosaics • 3 ways in which life improved in the countryside under the Romans • 3 typical complaints about Roman occupation • Evidence of growing prosperity at Lullingstone • At which phase of construction would you have liked to live at Lullingstone?