| S3 Human Science |
Last update -
17 June 2012 |
Official European
School Human Science Years 1-3 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 7 - History -
Ancient
Rome |
| Subject Content |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
The Beginning of Rome and the Roman Republic
Key words: Etruscans, Romulus and Remus Plebeians and
Patricians, Assembly, Consuls, Magistrates, Tribunes, Senate
Aspects of Roman Culture Gods,
religion, Christianity Games and slavery Daily life Architecture
Augur
Key words: Gladiators, Spartacus, Aqueducts, roman roads, public
baths, Forum, Colosseum
War and politics The Roman Army, navy,
The Punic Wars, The Roman Empire and Roman, emperors
Key words: Legion, galley Carthage, Hannibal Caesar, Imperator
Decline and Fall, of the Roman Empire
Roman's Legacy Constantinople, Vandals, Goths, Franks |
The
founding of ancient Rome: myth and reality (PDF) |
Introductory video -
What did the Romans do for us? Various
school videos
about aspects of Roman history. The
complete series 'What did the Romans do for us?' -
video |
| How
was the Roman Republic ruled? (PDF) |
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| Who was Hannibal and
what happened in the Punic Wars? (PDF) |
Video shown in the lesson
about Hannibal. The page also contains a second video about
Hannibal. |
| Why
did the Republic come to an end? (PDF)
and
maps, |
Video shown in the lesson
about Julius Caesar.
The compare these
two videos, one
a recent reconstruction of his death from an historical
documentary and the other from the 1950s film of Shakespeare's
play by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. |
| What was it like to
live in Rome? (PDF)
and
table to be completed.
Videos shown in class of
Gladiator fighting in the Colosseum and chariot racing in
Circus Maximus
Role-play -
optimist and pessimist interpretations of life in ancient Rome.
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Videos of previous student's
work:
2011
2012 |
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Complete film of David
Macaulay's Roman City.
Various school
videos about aspects of Roman history including the city
The complete series 'What did the Romans do for
us?' - video
Read about the making of
the film
Ben Hur.
Gladiator the movie. How accurate is it? See Alex von
Tunzelmann's
review. The complete series 'What
did the Romans do for us?' -
video |
| What
happened in Pompeii? ((PDF) |
Video feature documentary
about the last day of Pompeii The
BBC on Mt Vesuvius. |
| Why did the Roman
Empire grow and why did it decline and fall? (PDF)
Diagram to be completed. |
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