What it meant to be a Roman
I can explain how ideas about what it meant to be a Roman changed over time.
What it meant to be a Roman
I can explain how ideas about what it meant to be a Roman changed over time.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- At first to be Roman meant to be from the city of Rome.
- To be a Roman was often associated with power and military strength.
- The idea of how Rome should be ruled changed a lot over time.
- Even when Rome fell, there was still a ‘Roman’ Empire in the East: the Byzantines.
- A good description of how ideas about what it meant to be Roman changed will use knowledge from across this unit.
Common misconception
In ancient times, being Roman meant being from the city of Rome.
Initially, being Roman meant being from the city of Rome but later it included people who followed Roman ideology all over the Roman world.
Keywords
Ideology - an ideology is a set of beliefs and ideas held by one person or shared by a group of people
Disciplined - to be discipled is to behave in a controlled manner by following particular rules
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
king
dictator
emperor
senator
someone who helped the Roman leader to rule
a member of a country or city
a person with complete control over a country
ruler of an empire
Exit quiz
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first king of Rome
last king of Rome
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to become very skilful through lots of practice
to behave according to the rules of the Roman military
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