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Discover the secrets of Roman at Bloomberg SPACE.

London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE is a cultural hub in the showcasing the ancient Temple of Mithras, a selection of Roman artefacts, and contemporary art inspired by the site’s archaeology.

Instructions Take a virtual tour of London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE with the free Bloomberg Connects app.

Download it from your app store and use what you discover to complete these fun activities. Explore the Exhibition

Challenges

Did you know that artist Susan Hiller collected 70 songs about London and created an artwork called London Jukebox now on display at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE?

What is a jukebox?

Colour in the jukebox >>>>

What’s your favourite song about London?

Use some of these words to write your own song lyrics:

London lights sing roman discover Mithras city friends is you in artefact shine are street home the your magic and we archaeologist

Play your favourite song, sing and dance along!

londonmithraeum.com 2 Explore the Artefacts Case

Challenge

Using Bloomberg Connects, explore the virtual artefact case. See if you can find the following everyday objects left behind by the first Londoners.

Coins The Bull Key Amulet Oil Lamp

Tablet Shoe Flagon Mosaic Ring

Challenge

A mosaic is a piece of art created by assembling small pieces of coloured glass, ceramic, or stone into an image. Mosaic floors were a statement of wealth and importance in Roman times. Colour in the tiles to create a pattern or picture.

londonmithraeum.com 3 Dot to Dot

Challenge

Using Bloomberg Connects uncover the mysteries of Mithras and solve the below puzzle. What object do you see?

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londonmithraeum.com 4 Roman London

Challenge

Use Bloomberg Connects to learn about the history of Roman London, then add the letters where they belong on the timeline:

AD 43 AD 61 AD 200 AD 240 AD 410

A B C D E

A defensive Boudica Britain is London Romans wall is built leads a no longer Mithraeum successfully around the rebellion ruled by is built invade city. You can against the Romans next to the Britain, led still see it Roman River by Emperor today and forces and Claudius it’s called the burns down

Roman Numerals

Challenge

Roman numerals are the numbers that were used in ancient Rome, which used a combination of letters from the Latin alphabet. = 1 = 5 = 10

For example, the numerals equal two, and equal six. II VI IWrite the correct numbersV for these Roman numerals:X

XI = VII = XV =

VIII = III = XX =

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Challenge

Roman Londoners wrote on small wooden tablets covered with a thin layer of wax instead of paper.

Write your name on this tablet using the Roman alphabet below. You may need to be creative as some of our modern letters are missing!

a b c d e f g h i k l

m n o p q r s t u x

londonmithraeum.com 6 Explore the temple of Mithras

Challenge

Using Bloomberg Connects watch the temple experience and imagine you are inside the Temple of Mithras.

What do you feel?

What language can you hear?

What musical instruments do you hear?

What do you think is happening inside the temple?

Would you like to live in Roman London? Explain why.

londonmithraeum.com 7 Mithraic Wordsearch

Challenge

Can you find all the words? They could run vertically, horizontally, forwards or backwards.

ARTEFACT RIVER W J E P A C U L T BULL ROMAN A R T E F A C T A CULT TEMPLE L L A U T I R L U MITHRAS TAUROCTONY MYSTERY WALBROOK B X T F B D E O R RITUAL ZODIAC R C R B U O M W O O N E Q L Z U V C O A V E L P M E T K M I T H R A S O H O R Y E O R P N Y R E T S Y M U Y

Quiz

Test how much you have learned about the mysterious Temple of Mithras with the quiz below.

A Mithraeum is a Roman temple or sacred space and True False the meeting place of the worshippers of the god Mithras.

The Temple of Mithras was built from clay bricks and stone True False on the banks of the river Walbrook in 240 AD.

The Temple of Mithras in the City of London is the only True False one that has been discovered in the world.

The London Mithraeum was built underground. True False

The Mithras cult only allowed women to worship? True False

londonmithraeum.com 8 Build Your Own 3D Temple

Challenge

The Temple of Mithras was built of clay bricks and stone on the banks of the Walbrook. Like other mithraea, it was made to resemble the mythic cave where MithrasFold killed& Glue the bull and so was windowless, dark and secretive.

Cut out the model below and assemble into your own Roman temple. Fold and glue the grey tabs in the order shown (1-4). 11 4

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