THE ROMANSTHE ROMANS

Adapted by Yair Herrera F.

What did the Romans wear?What did the Romans wear?

Men wore togas when they wanted to look smart.

Roman ladies wore a long tunic that almost touched the floor.

What did the Romans drink and eat?What did the Romans drink and eat?

Romans drank wine. Rich Romans served expensive and unusual food to show off.

Roman towns and homes.

Wealthy Romans lived in large detached houses made of stone or brick called villas.

The homes of wealthy Romans looked bare from the outside.

Why did Romans invade Why did Romans invade Britain?Britain?

Julius Caesar fought against the Britons because the Britons kept helping Gauls fight the Romans.

Roman construction

The Romans built Hadrian's wall in Scotland. It took over six years to build it.

Roman’s Aqueducts in Pont du Gard in southern France.

The Roman ArmyThe Roman Army

The roman empire became very strong because it had a very good Army to help it conquer and later control all the other lands.

A Roman Soldier

The Roman soldier was a professional soldier. This means he would have joined the Roman army for twenty five years

Roman godsRoman gods

Jupiter, King of the gods

Juno, goddess of women

Who were the Romans?Who were the Romans?

The green bits show how far the Romans spread over Europe.

Famous Romans

Julius Caesar was born in 100bc. He was a great soldier.

Augusts proper name was Octavian. After Caesar’s death, he took over with two other men.

Boudicca

Boudicca became leader of the Iceni when her husband Prasutaus died. The Romans took his treasure and assaulted her and her daughters.

A tour around a roman town

This is a roman town house people lived in these houses if they were rich.

This is a place were gladiators would fight. It is called a amphitheatre .

This is a roman bath house were people would get washed and have a swim .

This is a temple were Romans prayed to their gods

This is a Christian church. Romans worshiped god in the church.

Romans’ fun and games

The two Roman games that they liked to watch the most were chariot racing and gladiators.

Roman plays were often at the roman theatre . A tragedy play would have a sad ending.

Roman schools

Rome didn’t have any public

schools. Most children went to a

private school and some studied at

home. The subjects were reading

,writing and arithmetic. In many

homes slaves taught the children.

Before the age of fourteen they

learned Latin and Greek.

Roman Mosaics

This is a Roman Mosaic . Mosaics were made of tiny stones. They were on the floor of their house .

Romans from all over

The roman’s invaded Britain in 43 BC and ruled it for almost 400 years. People from all over the Roman empire came, traded and live in Britain .

Some of these people might come from Gaul, Italy, Spain , Greece, North Africa or the middle east.

Why did the Romans leave Britain?

The Romans left Britain because there was trouble back in Italy. One after another officer from the Roman army stationed in Britain decided that they could make a better job of things if they were emperor .

Roman hairstyles

Roman hairstyle changed constantly, one year it would be fashionable to have the hair piled high on your head. Next year the fashion was ringlets and so on.

Some roman girls would wear elaborated wigs.