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Research Roman gladiators

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of The Romans in Britain - NEW LOOK Roman entertainment

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Objectives

History

  • Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • Ask historically valid questions and construct responses based on relevant historical information.
  • Know about entertainment in Roman times.

Lesson Planning

Children look at (if possible, in the context of a visit to a museum or Roman site) artefacts from Roman times and think about their function and attributes.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate Roman entertainment from a range of sources.

Children will:

  • Explain who gladiators were and how they entertained the Romans.
  • Understand that our knowledge of the past comes from a range of sources including artefacts.

Provided Resources

  • Images of gladiators on Roman artefacts
  • Artefact record sheet

You Will Need

  • Topic books
  • Internet

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