Ancient Roman Entertainment
What we’ll be covering…
 Fri: Gladiators
 Mon: Colosseum
 Wed: General Entertainment: sources
 Thurs: Circus Maximus
 Fri: Computer Work--Research
 Mon: Slavery
 Tues: Spartacus
Vocabulary
 Amphitheatre: theatres in the round
 Colosseum: the current name of the Amphiteratrum
Flabium; a large Roman amphitheatre.
 Circus Maximus: an ancient Rome facility for chariot
racing that held 250,000 spectators.
 Proscenium: the fore-stage where actors played their
roles.
 Aqueduct: a man-made channel for moving water,
typically a bridge supported by tall columns.
 Bath House: a building with baths for communal use
Colosseum Introduction
 We’re going to listen to an audio guide.
 While listening, answer the following questions. Your
heading should be “Colosseum Introduction: Listening
Task”
 What did it look like/look like now?
 Who had it built?
 When was it built?
 How was it built? (not in audio)
 For how long did the opening games last?
 What was it used for? What about later?
#1 “What did it look like?”
Let’s Take a Tour…
First, in pictures.
Then, in 360 video.
#2-3, “By whom, when and how was
it built?”
 Building started in 72 AD and finished in 80 AD. How
did they build it in less than 10 years?!
 Vespasian started construction, but it was finished
and inaugurated by Titus.
 The key to the quick building was the material,
travertine, columns and arches.
 The multiple levels have been described as layering
their patented aqueduct design one on top of
another.
The Building…
Homework: Write in your record books!
 Read pages 26-7 in your resource books.
 Answer the following questions:
 Why were the games at the colosseum started?
 How did the entertainment at the colosseum benefit
wealthy politicians?
 How many public entrances were there?
 When was the last gladitorial combat held?
 How did Roman Emperor Commodus die?
Quiz Results
Over 25:
15-25:
5-15:
<5:
Quiz Tips
 Always attempt an answer—you could get partial credit!
 Study! Pay attention in class. Even the act of copying
notes helps you remember things in the future.
 Heads up: I was very lenient on spelling in this last quiz. It
may not always be so.
Assessment Task!
Due____________
Assessment Task
 “You are a member of the History Faculty at CSU-Bathurst. The
University has decided to send you on a study tour of Ancient
Roman archaeological sites”

What is your purpose? Your audience? So, what type of language
should you use? Do your readers have some familiarity with the
subject?
 You must tell the story of one of the following Roman Innovations:
Aqueducts, Amphitheatres, Roads or Theatres.

What is the story? Answer the 5 Ws--Who first build it? Why? How?
When? Where?
 Pays tribute to the Romans by explaining the legacy they have left
to the modern world.

In other words, you must connect the Roman invention to current
structures. How did the Roman’s technology affect later civilsations?
Do you see it around today?
PowerPoint or Movie
 Your visual presentation should follow the same
outline as your essay.
 Now, if you choose to use a PowerPoint
presentation, there are a few rules to follow:
1. Use BLANK space. Do not fill every page to its
max.
2. Use readable colors and fonts—be consistent and
don’t go crazy.
3. Do not spend too much time on animations—the
information is more important than how it flies onto
the screen.
Persuasive Essay
One page, A4 typed, 12 font
 Introduction
 Topic sentence*
 Main point: the innovation is significant
because it served x purposes in Roman
times and y purposes today.
 Conclusion/Transition sentence*
 First Argument (first X purpose)
Name
Class
Date
Assessment Task
Your Title [Roman Structures
Were Ahead of Their Time]
 Three supporting pieces of “evidence”
(facts/sources)**
 Second Argument
 Third Argument
 Conclusion
 Restate main point, but reference the things
you argued in your essay.
pg#
Bibliography
 When you state your evidence, you
must also say from where you got
your information.
 According to ______________,
“__________________________”
(date, page number/website).
 At the end of your paper, you must
include a list of all sources that you
used/looked at. This is not included
in your page count.
Bibliography
**Alphabetical order**
Website:
Last, First Name. Title. Date
created. Date Accessed.
Website Title. Website.
Book:
Last, First Name. Title. Date
published. Publisher: City.
Page #
Where do you look for info?
 Websites/Organisations/Gov sites
 Wikipedia? No. But, it can still be useful.
 Wikipedia on Aqueducts.
 PICTURES/IMAGES
 REFERENCES…
Entertainment in Rome: Sources
Using Plans to reconstruct the past
Let’s read pages 24-25 in class.
In small groups of 2-3, please answer the
questions at the back (handout).
While you work, students will come up
one by one to see me
 I will check your workbooks
answer questions about your
assessment task
Hand back quizzes & talk about your
progress.
Circus Maximus
We will….
Watch a clip of Ben Hur and the
chariot race WHILE you work on
your questions (pg 28—answers
found on pg. 24 and in the picture).
Also, I will be calling students up
again to see me, as we did
yesterday.
Homework:
 Tomorrow, we’ll work on your assessment task in class.