1. The age of Greeks and Romans, 3 000 BC – 500 AD

2. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Agenda:
Classical and Roman culture
Germanic people
Romanisation
Together we make WB page 38 questions 6 – 9
Roman helmet in Deurne

3. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Classical Culture
2nd century BC the Roman empire expanded fast
Romans admired the Greeks
Romans took over ideas from Greek art
Greek gods were given Roman names: Zeus Jupiter
Aphrodite  Venus
Greek-Roman culture together = Classical culture

4. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Typical Roman
They worshipped their emperors like gods
They spoke Latin
Wore a gown
Did their sums with Roman numbers
Had entertainment in amphitheaters
Went to bathhouses
Customs and habits  Roman
culture

5. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Germanic people
Outside Italy simple life
Germanic people (for example Batavians) lived in small villages
Farmers eating their own food, sometimes they traded their food
They had their own gods: Donar (god of war) and Freya (Goddess of love/fertility)
They also worshipped nature
How did the Romans influence Germanic people???

6. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Roman influence
Roman administrators and soldiers continued their Roman way of living outside Italy
Merchants sold Roman products in the Germanic area
Local population was very interested
They were not obliged to take over Roman culture but they did it out of interest
= Romanisation (adapting Roman culture)  slow process
What about civil rights? Outside Italy only a few got civil rights: soldiers and sometimes his family

7. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Together we make WB page 38 questions 6 – 9

8. The age of Greeks and Romans,
3 000 BC – 500 AD
Roman helmet in Deurne (De Peel)
WB page 37 questions 1 – 5