What the Romans Did For Us... Homework Booklet
Research and learn as many of these key words as you can. They all relate to "what the
Romans did for us" in terms of place names, sanitation (clean water and sewerage),
entertainment and gods and goddesses.
Week One: Roman Towns
1. Aque Sulis =
2. Isca Dumnoniorum =
3. Virulamium =
4. Vectis =
5. Londinium =
6. Lindum =
7. Camulodunum (Roman capital) =
8. Eboracum =
9. Dubris =
10. Deva =
11. Durnovaria =
12. Glevum =
Week Two: Gladiators
13. Gladiator types:
- Murmillo = description:
= usually fought:
- Retiarius= description:
= usually fought:
- Venator = description:
= usually fought:
- Bestiarius = description:
= usually fought:
- Andabatus = description:
= usually fought:
- Nero
=
- Rudiarius =
14. Amphitheatre =
15. Coliseum =
16. Flavian Amphitheatre =
17. Hippodrome =
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History Homework Booklet - Michaelmas 2
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What the Romans Did For Us... Homework Booklet
Research and learn as many of these key words as you can. They all relate to "what the
Romans did for us" in terms of place names, sanitation (clean water and sewerage),
entertainment and gods and goddesses.
Week Three: Bath House and Sanitation
18. Bath house:
- Gymnasium =
- Tepidarium =
- Caldarium =
- Frigidarium =
- Strigil =
- Bath =
- hypocaust =
19. Aqueduct =
20. Irrigation =
Week Four: Gods and Goddesses
21. Jupiter = god of:
based on the Greek god:
22. Juno
= god of:
based on the Greek god:
23. Neptune = god of:
based on the Greek god:
24. Minerva = god of:
based on the Greek god:
25. Vulcan = god of:
based on the Greek god:
26. Venus = god of:
based on the Greek god:
27. Mars
= god of:
based on the Greek god:
28. Mercury = god of:
based on the Greek god:
29. Victoria = god of:
based on the Greek god:
30. Apollo = god of:
based on the Greek god:
31. Luna
= god of:
based on the Greek god:
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