Title: What was life like in Rome? Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion. Task: What can you learn about the Romans from this picture? Remember: Use inferences as well as what you can be certain of.

Task: You are going to be testing a claim about Ancient Rome. How would you test this claim? Process Criteria: What information do you need in order to test the claim? How will you find this information? Where can you find it (without looking at the internet)? Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion. Professor Knowsall Hello everyone, I am Professor Knowsall, history genius. This is such a simple question I can’t believe you’re bothering to ask me! Roman life was peaceful and calm! Gosh, sometimes I’m so clever I even amaze myself.

Task: What is wrong with this example? Correct it before you write it into your own table. ObjectCertain of…Can infer…Reason… (Challenge box) Mosaic of Roman Hunters All Romans had dogs. Romans were well fed. Romans made mosaics. Process Criteria: What do you need to do to use these sources well? Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion.

Task: Use the source materials that you have been given to find out what you can about Ancient Rome. For each one, write down what you can be certain of, and what you can infer. ObjectCertain of…Can infer…Reason… (Challenge box) Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion.

Task: Is Professor Knowsall right? Is he a History genius, or a History buffoon? Process Criteria: What information do you need in order to test the claim? How will you find this information? Where can you find it (without looking at the internet)? Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion. Professor Knowsall Hello everyone, I am Professor Knowsall, history genius. This is such a simple question I can’t believe you’re bothering to ask me! Roman life was peaceful and calm! Gosh, sometimes I’m so clever I even amaze myself.

Task: Now you have investigated what life was like in Ancient Rome, you need to form a conclusion about the claim ‘Life in Ancient Rome was peaceful and calm’. Do you agree or disagree? Hints: What does ‘peaceful and calm’ mean? What have you found out about Rome? How far does this evidence agree with the idea that life was ‘peaceful and calm’? Choices: Agree Disagree Task: You need to explain your decision in your book. Use all the work you have done today to help you explain what you think. Learning Objectives: To investigate life in Ancient Rome using source material and to understand how to reach a conclusion.

A mosaic showing Roman hunters

Roman coins, discovered by the remains of a trading post from the 4 th Century AD.

A Roman statue of a slave cleaning a boot. It is from roughly the 3 rd Century.

A Roman Mosaic, showing gladiators in competition with a referee in the background.

Aelius Aristides, writing about Rome in the Second Century AD. So many merchant ships arrive in Rome with cargoes from everywhere, at all times of the year, that the city seems like the world’s warehouse. The arrival and departure of ships never stops – it’s amazing that the sea, not to mention the harbour, is big enough for all these merchant ships.

The Roman historian Tacitus describes the governor of Britain, who was also Roman, in 62 AD. He had learned from what had happened to others that an army can do little if the government is unfair. For government jobs he chose men he knew would not be greedy. He made the corn tax less heavy. He tried to get them to live in peace. He gave them help to build temples, public squares and good houses. He gave the sons of chiefs a Roman education. As a result the Britons were eager to speak Latin and everywhere you could see the toga being worn. Gradually, the natives were tempted by shops, baths, and rich banquets.

Glass oil jar and scraper, used for bathing and cleanliness.

A stone carving showing the work of a blacksmith. The items at the side are tools and a spear head.