Understanding the power of the Roman army through 3D art

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

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Objectives

History

Understand the importance of Roman busts as historical evidence and their cultural and artistic significance.
Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Address and devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference and significance.
Construct informed responses that come from the selection of relevant historical information.

Art

Understand the historical and cultural development of art forms (3D portraiture).
Understand how art and design reflect history.
Explore their ideas.

Lesson Planning

Children explore some of the features of the Roman Army by looking at the differences between Roman & Greek busts.

Teaching Outcomes:

To investigate the development of Roman busts from Greek sculptures.
Explore and discuss busts as an art form begun by the Greeks and developed by the Romans, looking particularly at facial expressions.

Children will:

Explain some of the key features of Roman busts.
Explain why Romans wanted to have all of their ‘flaws’ on display.
Relate the development of Roman busts to what we understand about the Roman army.

Planning

Provided Resources

Images of Roman and Greek busts

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Mirrors

Weblinks

Footage of the Mauri Haka from thekidshouldseethis.com