Roman history at The Grosvenor Museum

January 2020

Chester has an important Roman history. In Roman times it was a legionary fortress called Deva Victrix (or Deva) in the of . The Grosvenor Museum in has two galleries showing different parts of this history. The Newstead Gallery shows facts about the Roman fort, its soldiers and their way of life. It has models of the fortress and the local area and artefacts that illustrate their lifestyle The Webster gallery is a collection of Roman tomb stones that reveal a lot of things about the people at that time: the way they lived and the things they wanted to be remembered by. It also has an interesting video about a local woman who married a Roman Centurion Soldier. This fact sheet is about what we found in the Grosvenor Museum The walls socks. One of them married a towers were close to each us, especially women, use lots local woman. They met in a shop other. Romans forts were of hair accessories etc... consist of a but he died before his wife died. built from stone and the defensive structure built to Jewellery and dress I talk about Marcus Aurelius towers were spaced out. protect the soldiers. The walls accessories were a very Nepos. He was soldier and got important part of Roman were extended to the west married to his wife. He wore a Coins appearances. They always and the south to protect the heavy cloak, fastened with wide The Romans introduced worn brooches, finger rings, medieval city. The circuit was belt and a small brooch on his money into Britain. Britain bracelets, earrings, beads and probably complete by the right shoulder. She worn a people did not use coins. pins were all popular with middle of the 12th century. mantle and is lifting the hem of They used to trade while Roman people. When they her dress to show the skirt shopping but Romans used beneath. wore gold jewellery and silver coins for shopping. Nowadays items, they would look The Amphitheatre people use coins. wealthy, powerful and The amphitheatre was built Money is always very privileged. in the era of the Romans. It important for people because Consequently, nowadays, held up to 10,000 people and when people want to buy jewellery, hair dress and was the stage for theatre, new something they give accessories are still very training and perhaps money. Romans used a lot of important for us. In fact, the gladiatorial shows for the different coins. Some of them Romans showed us how to rich. Archaeological finds are big, some of them are wear hairstyles and include statues and small. Firstly money was accessories. decorated bowls as well as found by Lydia and then part of a sword handle Romans learned to use it. Death It was found in 1929 and is We chose the topic “death” the largest military because it is the part of life amphitheatre in Britain and that everyone is going to live half of it is still there. and this is interesting. Fortess Roman Bones Defence The defences were The Romans were impressed made more substantial with Chester is an important with thought of the dead and the wooden tower, gates, and historical city in the world. It how they were buried. Many palisade all built in stone. has many historical Hairstyles of Romans died in wars. These stone walls have been monuments, including My topic is Romans hairstyles, There are some real bones of 6.5m high from the base to evidence of a fortess jewellery and accessories. Romans preserved in the the top of the parapet. Romans often used different Grosvenor Museum. The The city now Chester city hairstyles. Women, men and children liked using different Romans used some of the walls now form one of the bones of animals to make most complete Roman and accessories for their hair. For instance, laurel etc... At the some of their weapons for medieval defensive towns in hunting, fighting or war tools. Britain. same time, Romans loved to wear lots of jewellery and Tombstones to rebuild the The city walls are the oldest, accessories such as brooches, Walls longest and most completed There were many purposes of finger rings. After the Romans left, local in Britain part of which are building a fort but the main people wanted to build the almost 2000 years old. purpose of building the fort was to protect the city from walls bigger. They used the Roman and local people enemies, also they were can most beautiful tombstones to We are interested in mixing observe from tall towers for rebuild this in the 12 century. cultures. long distances, also there The project helpful us to were some other reasons like understood more things living in it. about the how the Romans In this paragraph I comparing died and how the local people between a Roman fort and used the graves to rebuild the the forts in my country Oman. Headdresses were made of walls again and the Grosvenor Omani forts are built from laurel leaves. Roman women, Museum has a lots of things mud and palm stalks and the men and young people to explain people how they generally used laurel leaves lived in the past. for their hair which was important for emperor Roman soldiers came from families. Nowadays most of Spain. They wore armour and

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