Roman Culture and Everyday Life

Introduction

As part of our studies of Ancient Rome, we recently paid a visit the the Australian Museum's current Roman exhibit.

Museum Curators (the person in charge) often spend weeks putting together exhibitions for the enjoymnt of the public. They must decide the topic of the exhibit, what they are going to display and how they are going to communicate information.

                             

Then they have to set up the exhibit. Every detail must be absolutely perfect before the public can see it. Often, the task of setting up an exhibit is done in teams or by commitees because the job is so big.

Task

Your task is to from a team of Museum Curators. You will research a particular area of Roman life and put together an exhibit to show the class.

Process

You will separate in to six groups and research one of the following topics:

  1. The daily life of Roman women
  2. The Senate and government positions
  3. A day in a Roman school
  4. Roman Entertainment, including Gladiators
  5. The life of a Roman slave
  6. Roman housing and archetecture

In your group you will create a digital Presentation and a physical Artefact.

The Presentation

You may use whatever presentation program you would like to share your research.

However you MUST answer the following questions:

  • What was your topic?
  • Describe their everyday life - what did they do everyday?
  • How does your artefact relate to your topic?
  • What can your artefact tells us about the past?

Keep in mind that Museum exhibits have pictures as well as written inforamtion. Your presentation should be a combination of both.

The Artefact

Using the Time Trips website we have looked at in class,  research and create a model of an artefact from you area of Ancient Rome. 

You MUST display your artefact as part of your exhibit.

 

Time Trips website: www.timetrips.co.uk/roman_artefacts.htm

Evaluation

 

Credits

Resources to be used:

General Information 

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/socialclass.html

http://www.hierarchystructure.com/ancient-rome-social-hierarchy/

http://www.crystalinks.com/romeclasstructure.html

Rmoan Women

http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/women_in_ancient_rome.htm

http://www.the-romans.co.uk/women.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/people/romanwomen.htm

The Senate

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Senate-Roman-history

http://rome.mrdonn.org/senate.html

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/senators.html

Roman Schools

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/people/school.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-education/

http://rome.mrdonn.org/school.html

Roman Entertainment and Gladiators

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-entertainment/

http://www.historyonthenet.com/romans/entertainment_in_rome.htm

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/entertainment.html

Roman Slaves

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-slaves/

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/slaves_freemen.html

http://www.crystalinks.com/romeslavery.html

Roman Housing and Archetecture

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/roman-houses/

http://www.historyonthenet.com/romans/housing.htm

http://www.historyforkids.net/roman-houses.html