~ Emperor Trajan - A "Good Emperor" with an Amazing Column
www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/people/reference/trajan/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=History_20190708::rid=00000000000001148560
~ Roman mosaics! Take a look to get some creative ideas on the three sites below.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/gallery-roman-mosaics.html
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romeart/ss/paradise_8.htm
http://www.romanobritain.org/1-arc/arc_roman_mosaics.htm
~ Create your own online mosaic here:
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/mosaic/mkmosaic.htm
~ BBC - Bitesize features fun videos about ancient Rome:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zcyc7ty/resources/1
~ Visit this website to learn how a Roman soldier lived.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/the_roman_army/
~ Those Romans! Search here for some details of their daily lives:
1) BBC History, The Coliseum: Building the Arena of Death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_ani_colosseum.shtml
2) BBC - Roman Technology Through Primary Sources (Pictures and Videos)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/technology/
3) *NOVA: Watering Ancient Rome
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/roman-aqueducts.html
~ Read: You Wouldn't Want to be a Roman Gladiator Here:
www.youwouldntwantto.be/mummy-web-book/intro/
This game require a flash player - you can try these at home or enable one at school!
1) Gladiator Game:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/gladiator/index_embed.shtml
- - - - - - - - - - OPTIONAL CHALLENGE LINKS - - - - - - - - - -
~ Ch8, S1 OPTIONAL Challenge - This is "independent research." Remember to "Google like a boss!"
~Ch8, S2 OPTIONAL Challenge
http://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A32873457
~Ch8, S3 OPTIONAL Challenge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/the_roman_army/
Ch8, S4 OPTIONAL Challenge
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/augustus.php
=> Discover the many types of governments being used around the world on this CIA "World Fact-Book!" We have a constitution-based federal republic with a strong democratic tradition!
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2128.html
Romulus & Remus History Cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1D9wd29jI
Roman Leaders Personality Quiz- Which are you most like?
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/quiz.html
Roman Emperor Game:
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html
BBC: Primary History, The Romans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/romans/
Here is an article that tells us more about why "crossing the Rubicon" was such a major decision for Julius Ceasar:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/caesarrubicon1.htm