Introduction
What have the Romans done for us???? Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, public order, irrigation, roads, fresh water system, civil law codes, republican form of government, what have the Romans done for us? The legacy of the Roman Empire is extremely important. Over the centuries since the collapse of the Roman Empire, Roman ideas, literature, art and architecture have influenced many people around the world. Please complete the following webquest to gain an understanding of the importance of the Roman Empire and its influence.
Task
The Roman Gladiator
The ancient Romans are often seen as bringing civilization to the western world, but they regarded the slaying of gladiators as a normal form of entertainment.
Process
1. List four reasons why you wouldn’t want to be a Roman prisoner. What would be your fate?
2. Describe how you were bought and sold. Include information on the sick.
3. List three things that happen if a slave’s owner sends him to a ludus gladitorius.