British History: Roman Britain Knowledge Organiser Glossary
1 milestone (n) A stone set up to mark the distance in miles to a particular place. What was the Julian calendar? Who did the Romans in Britain trade with? 2 amphitheatre (n) A circular or oval building with a central space and tiers of seats for spectators. Julius Caesar introduced the Julian The Romans traded goods across their entire empire (and beyond too). calendar to the Roman empire. It This meant that regions could produce, import and export a range of 3 foundations (n) Found usually below ground level and built to support the weight of something. looks very similar to our calendar items and produce. today. 4 bathhouse (n) A building containing baths for communal use. 5 aqueduct (n) A man-made channel for transporting water. Month Reason for name 6 sacred (a) Something greatly respect by an individual, group or religion. Sept- is the Latin for 7th and this September was their 7th month. 7 persecuted (v) To be treated badly because of race or religious beliefs.
8 religion (n) The beliefs of an individual or group of people. Octo- is the Latin for 8th and this October was their 8th month. 9 trade (v) The action of buying and selling goods.
Novem- is the Latin for 9th and 10 import (v) To bring products or goods into a country from another country. November this was their 9th month. 11 export (v) To sell or send goods from a country to another country. Decem- is the Latin for 10th and December 12 origin (a) Where something originally comes from. this was their 10th month. 13 slave (n) A person who is the legal property of another person. Named in honour of the Roman Januarius god of endings and beginnings. 14 currency (n) A system of money used by a whole county or multiple countries.
Why did the Romans introduce coins and currency? 15 stylus (n) An ancient writing tool. Named after the februa, Februarius a purification festival in that month. The Romans wanted to make trading across the empire as easy and 16 Latin (n) The language of ancient Rome and its empire. fair as possible. To do this they introduced as set of coins that every region in the empire would use. The coins had different values and Named in honour of the Roman 17 calendar (n) A chart showing the days and/or months of a particular year. Martius everyone understood how this value system worked god of war — Mars. The coins also acted as an easy and effective way of sending 18 numerals (n) A figure or symbol showing a number. messages across the empire. They would also all have the head of Possibly named from the Latin 19 archaeological (a) Ancient sites containing evidence of history. Aprilis the current emperor on one side. Again, to make sure everyone aperire — meaning to open. knew the piece of information. 20 sources (n) Documents or objects that can tells us about the past. Named in honour of the nymph Maius Maia — goddess of growth. What did the Romans build? The Romans built a road network, many parts of which can still be seen today. Named in honour of the Roman Junius They built roads that took the quickest, most direct route possible. queen of the gods – Juno. The Romans also built towns; each following a similar plan. The towns would all have key buildings: a basilica (or town hall), a bathhouse, a forum (or Named after Julius Caesar who Julius market place) and insulae (blocks of houses and workshops). introduced the calendar. Roman bathhouses were public places – they did not bathe in private! They had many different rooms designed to ensure the Romans left feeling refreshed and Named after Augustus, one of clean. People used a strigil to scrape off dead skin and sweat but many wealthy Augustus the first Roman emperors. people would pay slaves to scrub and scrape their skin for them…
Significant People and Places Significant People and Places
Aquae Sulis Caerwent Londinium Dere Street St. Albans Jupiter Juno Constantine
The Roman town now called An archaeological site dating The city of London, originally A Roman road from York A town named after the The king of the Roman gods. The queen of the Roman gods. The Roman emperor who Bath, Somerset, where you can back to Roman times where founded by the Romans. to Scotland that can still Christian priest Albanus who became a Christian and ended see a Roman bathhouse. evidence of Roman life be seen today. died for his beliefs. the persecution. was found.