the romans. who were the romans ? the romans were the people from a city called rome in what is now...

The Romans

Who were the Romans ?

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?

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!

When were the

Romans alive?

What was the Roman 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.

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

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.

Where did the

Romans live?

The Roman Empire in 218 BC

Rome

The Roman Empire spread over the centuries as the Romans became more

powerful!

The Roman Empire in 100 BC

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.

All over the Empire the Romans lived in the cities, towns and villages they

built.

Bath: Aquae Sulis

Chester: Deva Victrix

London: Londinium

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.

How did the

Romans live?

The Roman Empire grew strong because it had a very good army to help conquer

and later control all the other lands.

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).

Where did

Roman soldiers

live?

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.

HADRIAN’s WALL

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.

Romans loved to decorate their houses

…..

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They had their own way of writing

numbers.

It was VERY different from the way in which you

write them.

Find out about

ROMANNUMERALS

Roman Numerals

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

What can you find out about the Romans

by the objects that they left

behind?

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. 

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