1. The Romans

2. Who were the
Romans ?

3. The Romans were very clever and very good at organising things.
The Romans were the people from a city called Rome in what is now Italy.
Rome was the greatest city of its time. At one time it had nearly one million people living there.
The Romans were very clever and very good at organising things.
Where is
Italy?

4. So many resources here you will be amazed!
Click here to read lots of facts about the Romans.
This website has great fun facts, games and links to other great resources!
You will find information and quizzes here!
So many resources here you will be amazed!
Look out for the interactive maps!

5. When were
the
Romans alive?

7. What was the
Roman
Empire?

8. About 1,800 years ago Rome was the centre of a big empire
About 1,800 years ago Rome was the centre of a big empire. Roman soldiers had conquered large parts of Europe and North Africa.
The Roman army was skilled at fighting and defending the borders from attack.

9. The brown parts show how far the Romans
spread out over Europe.

10. Who was Boudicca?
Boudicca was the British Queen of Celtic ancient Britain.
She was married to Prasutagus, and with him she ruled over the Iceni tribe.
Boudicca’s people were called the Britons. They suffered because of heavy taxes and the invasion of the Romans.
Boudicca's warriors were very scary – they painted themselves with blue wode and had spiky hair.
Boudicca and her army of Britons fought a desperate battle with Romans.
It is said that Boudicca killed herself because she couldn’t bear being beaten by the Romans.

11. Where did
the
Romans live?

12. Rome
The Roman Empire in 218 BC

13. The Roman Empire spread over the centuries as the Romans became more powerful!
The Roman Empire in 100 BC

14. The Roman Empire 44 BC – when Julius Caesar died.
The Roman Empire 14 AD – when Augustus died.
The Roman Empire 116 AD – The Empire at its largest.
After 116 AD the Roman Empire slowly began to decline as did their influence on the world.

15. All over the Empire the Romans lived in the cities, towns and villages they built.
Chester: Deva Victrix
Bath: Aquae Sulis
London: Londinium

16. In all the lands they conquered, the Romans built towns that they could feel at home in.
Each town was built to a plan. The Romans liked everything to be organised and orderly.
The streets were laid out in a criss cross pattern. Usually they would have two main streets that divided the town. Smaller streets led off these at right angles.

17. How did
the
Romans live?

18. The Roman Empire grew strong because it had a very good army to help conquer and later control all the other lands.

19. Where did
Roman
soldiers
live?
The Roman soldier was a professional soldier. This means that he joined the army for 25 years and would be paid a salary.
A part of his wages was paid in salt, hence the saying 'being worth your salt' -- (a good worker).

20. It was started in 120 A.D. and took nine years to build.
HADRIAN’s WALL
One of the most famous things that the Romans built was the frontier between England and Scotland, called Hadrian’s Wall, named after the Emperor who ordered it built.
It was started in 120 A.D. and took nine years to build.

21. Romans loved to decorate their houses …..
Mosaics have been found everywhere that they went.
Sometimes they were on the floor, sometimes on the walls.
Then there were the wall paintings ... frescos they were called.
Find
more
mosaic
patterns

22. They had their own way of writing numbers.
Roman Numerals
They had their own way of writing numbers.
It was VERY different from the way in which you write them.
Find out
about
ROMAN
NUMERALS

23. They took gods and goddesses with them wherever they went.
They had a LOT of them.
They made up stories about
them, they used to pray to
them when they wanted
something special.
Find
out
about
gods
and
godesses

24. What can you find out about the Romans by the objects that they left behind?

25. What, no TV ?
Romans had lots of different hobbies to keep them busy. They had games to play at home, plays to go to see and public events for thousands of people to see.
Gladiators were slaves or prisoners made to fight each other, or wild animals, in front of crowds. These fights were a part of events called "the games". They took place in huge open-air buildings called amphitheatres. At the end of a gladiator fight the emperor would often give a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down" signal. This was to show whether he wanted the loser to live or to die. 

26. Time
for
you to
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out
more!!!