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Exploring the Ancient Roman World! Exploring the Ancient Roman World! Student Activity Guide designed to accompany the programming of Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute This guide also available online! Plus, for free you can download “Plus Latinae” our 60-page student workbook, for even more fun with the ancient Romans! Simply visit: http://www.ascaniusyci.org/publications program presented by Copyright (c) 2010. Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute. Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute All rights reserved. Encouraging the Study of Classics at the Elementary School Level All images contained within this volume are either the property of Ascanius: The Youth through Programs for Students, Parents, and Teachers Classics Institute or are used according to the P.O. Box 188 licensure and copyright statements of their creators (for example, from VRoma.org and Alton Bay, NH 03810 Clipart.com). If you believe that an image has (866) 933-9466 been used in error, please contact the editor of this volume for an immediate resolution. [email protected] | www.ascaniusyci.org Ascanius Student Activity Guide Program Schedule Session I Introduction to Latin Greetings Students will kick off the workshop with a brief introduction to the spoken Latin language. Students will learn simple Latin greetings. They will introduce themselves to each other in Latin and take part in fun skits in which they use their Latin. Session II Mythology Through the Arts We will explore the deities of ancient Rome, focusing on Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Mars, and Venus. We will examine their representations in ancient and modern visual arts, and we will review our knowledge with a fun, interactive scavenger hunt!. Session III Roman Art: Mosaics In this session, students will get a hands-on introduction to one of the most beautiful and complex types of Roman art, mosaics. Mosaics are constructed with tiny stone or glass tesserae. These richly-colored mosaics, which can represent nature, gods, heroes, or simply geometric patterns and shapes, have survived for thousands of years. After examining examples of actual mosaics, students will make their own 100% edible mosaics! Session IV Roman Engineering: Roads & Aqueducts Thousands of years ago, the ancient Romans built many miles of roads and aqueducts throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The roads connected the massive empire, allowing for trade, transport, and security, while the aqueducts provided clean, fresh water. Many of these roads and aqueducts are still in use today! In this session, students examine the construction of these feats of engineering, and devise their own edible reproductions! All roads lead to Rome! Session V Roman Banquet, Fashion Show, & Awards Students will enjoy an “authentic” Roman banquet, feasting on such Roman goodies as cheese, olives, and grape juice! During this session, students will share the projects that they constructed in earlier sessions. Further, student volunteers will be dressed in replicas of ancient Roman clothing, such as togas, tunicas, stolas, and pallas, to help students understand what the Romans would have worn to banquets. Students will also receive certificates and 2,000 year old Roman coins as gifts from us! 2 3 4 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Choosing a Roman Name Now that you have filled out your Passport to Ancient Rome, it’s time to choose a Roman name! Go ahead and pick one from the list below. These names are names that actual ancient Romans had! BOYS GIRLS Agrippa Antonius Agrippina Antonia Augustus Balbus Augusta Amanda Brianus Brutus Aurelia Aurora Caius Caecilius Cassia Caecilia Cicero Claudius Christiana Claudia Clemens Crassus Cynthia Dorothea Davus Domitius Diana Domitia Flavius Gaius Flavia Gaia Gregorius Georgius Georgia Gloria Gualterus Horatius Hilaria Junia Julius Livius Julia Livia Lucius Lepidus Lucia Lucretia Marcellus Marcus Marcia Maria Martinus Maximus Maxima Metella Octavius Petronius Octavia Olivia Paullus Petrus Paulina Portia Plinius Publius Pompeia Priscilla Quintus Rufus Quintilia Sabina Sextus Theodorus Silvia Theodora Tiberius Titus Tiberia Tertia Tullius Valerius Tullia Valeria Victor Virgilius Victoria Virginia 5 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Making a Bulla Excellent! What a great Roman name you have chosen. Now, to complete your transformation into an ancient Roman child, it’s time to make a bulla for you to wear! Bullas were locket-like medallions that Roman children wore around their necks until they became adults. Inside the bulla was a symbol of adulthood. For this project you will need an index card, markers, a hole-punch, and some yarn. Write your Latin name on the index card, but not too close to the top, because the top will be hole-punched. Using the markers, decorate your new bulla however you wish. Your decorations should reflect you, such as one of your interests, characteristics, or hobbies. Your decoration could also reflect the new name that you selected. When you have finished decorating your bulla, place two parallel hole punches in the top of the index card. String a length of yarn through the holes, and tie the bulla around your neck, using the yarn. Be very careful that you do not make the yarn too tight! Share your new bulla with your friends and family! You might also want to look up some information about your new Roman name – what does it mean? Here are some students wearing their new bullas! 6 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Let’s Speak in Latin – or – Latine Colloquamur! LATIN GREETING ENGLISH MEANING salvete, discipuli. Hello, students. salve, magister. Hello, teacher. quid est nomen tibi? What is your name? mihi nomen est _____. My name is _____. quid agis? How are you doing? bene. Well. optime. Great. male. Badly. non satis bene. Not too well. me paenitet. I am sorry. tibi gratias ago. Thank you. nil est. You’re welcome. te cura. Take care! ita vero/minime/fortasse. Yes/no/maybe so. valete, discipuli. Goodbye, students. vale, magister. Goodbye, teacher. 7 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Let’s Speak in Latin – or – Latine Colloquamur! Please match the following Latin greetings with their English meanings. In each blank, place the letter of the English meaning that corresponds to the Latin. LATIN GREETING ENGLISH MEANING me paenitet. __________ A. Hello, students. quid agis? __________ B. Hello, teacher. optime. __________ C. Let us speak in Latin. Latine colloquamur. __________ D. Excellent. vale, magister. __________ E. How are you doing? salve, magister. __________ F. Badly. tibi gratias ago. __________ G. Well. valete, discipuli. __________ H. Take care. salvete, discipuli. __________ I. I am sorry. bene. __________ J. Thank you. male. __________ K. Goodbye, students. te cura. __________ L. Goodbye, teacher. 8 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome JUPITER JUNO APOLLO BACCHUS CERES DIANA MARS MERCURY MINERVA NEPTUNE PLUTO VENUS VESTA VULCAN 9 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome – Fill in their Names! ____________________ _______________ _______________________ _______________________ ______________ _____________ _____________________ _________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _____________ _____________________ _______________ 10 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome Fill in the names of the ancient Roman gods and goddesses in the chart below. Using mythology books, can you find out their domain? (Of what were they god or goddess?) Finally, fill in their symbols using the pictures on the previous page. Roman Name Domain Symbols 11 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome Complete this matching game and crossword to further practice your knowledge. Matching More Activities: 1. __________ Diana a. goddess of the hearth 1. Make a 2. __________ Vulcan b. goddess of agriculture “Wanted Poster” 3. __________ Ceres c. goddess of love and beauty of an ancient 4. __________ Jupiter d. queen of the gods Roman god or goddess. Include 5. __________ Vesta e. god of wine and drama information 6. __________ Venus f. goddess of the hunt about the god or goddess’s Roman 7. __________ Apollo g. king of the gods and Greek name, 8. __________ Pluto h. god of war symbols, and 9. __________ Neptune i. god of the forge, metalworking domain! 10. __________ Mercury j. messenger god 2. Draw or paint 11. __________ Mars k. god of the sea your own picture of an ancient 12. __________ Minerva l. god of death Roman god or 13. __________ Bacchus m. protector of Rome goddess. What do 14. __________ Juno n. goddess of weaving YOU think it might look like? Crossword ACROSS 4. he is often pictured with grapes 6. goddess of weaving 8. he wears winged sandals DOWN 1. she is the goddess of the moon and hunting 2. her symbol is the sacred flame 3. his symbol is the lightning bolt 5. his symbol is the spear 7. she is the goddess of marriage 12 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Roman Art: Mosaics One of the most beautiful and complex forms of ancient Roman art is the mosaic. Mosaics were made of small bits of colored stone and glass, called tesserae, which were placed on mortar to hold them in place. Mosaics could have themes of nature, mythology, or geometric shapes and patterns. Here are some examples of mosaics. 13 ASCANIUS Student Activity Guide Roman Art: Mosaics Use your knowledge of mosaics to complete this worksheet! “Mosaic... belonging to the Muses...artistic...the process of making pictures or designs by inlaying small bits of colored stone, glass, etc, in mortar” - (Webster's New World Dictionary) The tiles that make up mosaics are called ___________________. Mosaics could be found on the __________________ or on the ___________________ of a Roman home. A mosaic could be a design or a picture. The tiles were always _______________shaped. The early mosaics used earth-toned tiles, while later mosaics contained bright- colored glass. Mosaics were found in the homes of wealthy Romans. Why would only wealthy Romans have had mosaics in their homes? ______________________________________________________ Mosaics from the Ancient Roman period still exist today! Try this fun activity! Ask your parents to photocopy the next page onto different colored papers.
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