Download - THE ROMANS
BY Dara, Jamie, Louis and Gavin
THE ROMANS
The Romans were the best the warriors in the world
They were made up of great armour
The army was very,very successful
The army was made up of legionaries
A legion was made up of 6,000 legionaries.
WARRIORS
Romulus and Remus were the sons of the god Mars.
Their wicked uncle did not like them.
So he threw them in the river Tiber
The babies floated to dry land.
A mother wolf heard the babies crying.
So she went to investigate.
She took them to her den.
A shepherd then took them to a cottage and took care of them until they were young men.
ROMULUS AND REMUS
Some Roman entertainment was very cruel
Others were very relaxing
The cruel entertainment was performed in a amphitheatre by gladiators.
The relaxing entertainment took place in a bath house.
ENTERTAINMENT
Pompeii was once a very quiet town
Until one day Mount Vesuvius erupted
The red hot lava covered all of Pompeii
Many people were running for their lives
Around 16,000 people died.
Pompeii then sunk to the ground
It was then discovered by a man 1700 years later.
POMPEII
There was all sorts of Gods/Goddesses
The most powerful God was named Jupiter
Did You know?
The planet Jupiter was named after Jupiter the God
Another powerful god was Mars
He was the father of Romulus and Remus
GODS/GODDESSES
The rich Romans ate totally different food to the poor
The rich would sometimes eat a chicken in a duck in a pig in a cow and then roast it. The poor Romans ate vegetables If they could afford any other food they would eat fish, wine
and sometimes meat.
FOOD
THE END