You have now been at Deyes for a couple of months and you probably have friends from primary school who went to other high schools.

Ask yourself these questions and be ready to tell your teacher:

•What things about Deyes do you not like?

•What good things have you heard about other High Schools?

Negatives of Deyes

These are called “Push factors”

Positives of other schools

These are called “pull factors.”

Raise your hand if you would change schools

People all throughout History have moved from place to place. Sometimes this means moving from one country to another, sometimes it means moving from the countryside

to the city, sometimes it means moving from one city to another.

In this lesson we will explore the reasons why people move and use examples from the time of Ancient Rome.

Newspapers often talk about migration (particularly immigration) as though it is a new thing, but people have always moved from one place to another.

The reasons why people moved have not really changed since human beings lived in caves. They either move because:

1. They are forced to move by someone else.

2. They don’t like where they live.3. They are really attracted by the new

place.

Usually it is a combination of points 2 and 3.

DISCUSS

How does this newspaper use language?

Forced Migration – When you are moved by someone and it is not your choice.Voluntary Migration – When you choose to move.Push factors – Unpleasant things about where you are that are pushing you out.Pull Factors – Pleasant things about the place you want to move to.Permanent Migration – Moving somewhere else with no intention of moving back.Temporary Migration – Moving to another place for a while, but then moving back.

•You will be working in groups of four.•This lesson will look at 6 characters from the Roman Empire who moved. Each moved from one part of the empire to another part and each had different reasons for moving.•Your job is to get to know these characters and to understand why they moved.•Some of the answers to these questions will be straightforward, but you will also need to EMPATHISE with the characters to fully understand their decisions.•You have also been given a map of the Roman Empire and Key Dates in the History of the Roman Empire to help you understand the characters more.

•This is just to get you introduced to the six characters. •Read the six characters as a group.•Divide them into two columns:

Forced migration

Someone else forced them to move

Voluntary migration

They chose to move themselves

•On the map you have been given, use a drywipe pen to draw arrows showing where each character moved from and to.

•You have each been given a matrix.•Your teacher will explain how this matrix works.•You should discuss where each character should be positioned on the matrix.•When you agree, draw a cross and give the person’s name and why you have put him/her there.•Each member of the group needs a completed copy of this.

•Choose one of the characters and write a diary entry explaining what you do and how you feel about your life.•You should use any information that you have time to gather now.•You should use additional research to include historical detail.•You should write about 1 side in your exercise book.•You have one week to complete this.

Their move is permanent

They are only visiting

Pull factors made them move

Push factors made them move (including forced)

I am Leonidis and I am a soldier in the Roman Army. Ours is a professional army, that means that when I joined I had no idea where I would be sent. I knew that the Empire was huge and that we had lots of wars, but I didn’t know I’d end up here in

England. This country is really cold, but I’m getting used to it now. I was one of the soldiers who first invaded Britainnia, but now I live here and have to

fight against the native British tribes.

I miss Italy, but much of the food I like is brought here by the army to keep us happy. We were

surprised to find that there were no rabbits in Britain and so we brought some over to eat! I joined the

army 20 years ago. If I stay in the army for another 5 years then I can retire. I get three gold coins and

a piece of farmland. I want to grow olives and grapes and so I think I would like my farmland to be

back in Italy where those plants will grow.

I am a negotiatore. In English our name means “go between” but you would probably call me a “merchant.” Our job is to make links between the people who make things and the people who want to buy those things. We are very important in the Empire because different parts of the Empire make different things. Britain has lots of tin, while Egypt has lots of gold.

I am from Gallia (Gaul). At the moment I am trying to sell wool in Hispania (Spain.). Spanish sheep have less wool than our Gaulish sheep because it is so hot there! I have found some buyers for my cloth and we will use the Roman roads so that we can move cloth quickly. The journey back to Gaul will take two months and so I am planning to stay a little while longer in Spain before setting off back. I will take olives and dates with me and try to find a buyer in Gaul. That way I get paid for both journeys!

My name is Paul. I was born in Dalmatia and I am a Christian. Ours is quite a new religion, we follow

Jesus who was crucified about 200 years ago. Many Romans do not like our religion. They prefer the old Roman Gods like Neptune and Venus, they

are worried that we care more about Christianity than we do about the Roman Empire. They are

probably right!

The Roman Emperor, Septimus Severus, has killed many Christians. He even burned a girl is a pot of

tar. I cannot worship the Roman Gods and so I moved my family here to Dacia on the edge of the Roman Empire. I dare not move out of the empire

completely because I fear the Barbarians too much. Luckily, the Roman Army fears the Barbarians too and so the army and the Emperor does not pay too

much attention to us and we can worship as we please as long as we do it secretly.

I am the lowest type of person in the Roman Empire. I am not just a slave, but a female slave! I

am owned by my master and I cannot leave my master’s house. I was born in Gallia, but when I

was eight, Julius Caesar invaded my town. Many children like me were sold cheaply as slaves to the army who had defeated us. My parents were sold

too, but to different masters.

I now live in Rome. My master is a very important man in the Roman Army and so he has lots of

slaves. I work in my master’s house making food and preparing the fire. Many slaves do more

dangerous jobs than this, such as mining and so in a way, I am lucky. When I am old and cannot work, my master may give me my freedom. I

cannot really remember Gaul and so – if I live that long – I shall stay in Rome. I shall probably end up

as a beggar.

The picture above shows a terrible drought which hit my homeland. I used to live on the Balaeres Islands where I grew olives and made olive oil to

sell all over the Roman Empire. But for the last two years, it just did not rain enough for the trees to

give fruit. My family and I got through the first year by spending our savings and renting out a room in

our house, but we needed it to rain the year afterwards, when it did not, we had no choice but to leave our land. We left on board one of the boats

that used to carry our oil to Italy. We have settled now in Calabria in the “toe of Italy.” I work as a farmer for an Italian landowner. Even

though there has been hot weather all over the Roman Empire, there is more food in Italy because the Romans make sure that Italy has plenty of food even if people in other areas of the Empire do not

have enough.

I am Scorpus, a famous charioteer. My job is to ride a chariot around a circular track while people pay money to watch. This might not sound too

exciting, but we charioteers try to knock each other off our chariots! It can be extremely dangerous,

people are even killed!

I was born in Macedon in Greece where chariot racing was invented. Roman racing is faster and

more dangerous than Greek racing, but if you want to make serious money than you have to move to

Rome. It took a while to get used to the new rules, but now I am the most popular racer. The crowds chant my name and bet money on me. I make so

much money from racing I am now even richer than the men who pay to watch me. I don’t know

what I’ll do when I retire, but I have plenty of money to spend when I do!