What have the Romans ever done for us

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What have the Romans ever done for us?
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Today we are going to

• Question the Roman influence on today.
• Question the Roman legacy.

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watch this film clip

• Note to teacher Show What have the Romans ever
  done for us sketch from Monty Pythons Life of
  Brian

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What have the Romans done for us?

• Groups of 4.
• In your group allocate a number 1 to 4 for each
  person.
• Resources A4 plain paper Drawing pencils.
• 30 seconds per person to visualise information.
• Use your eyes and memory only.
• Return to group to create a diagram What have
  the Romans done for us?

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What have the Romans done for us?

• What did the Romans do for us?
• What did the Romans bring that still impacts on
  today?
• The Romans should NOT have brought
• What is a Legacy?
• What is the Roman Legacy?
• What have you learned NEW today?
• How did you learn the information?

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Calendar

• The calendar we use today with 365 days in a
  year, is based on the one developed by Julius
  Caesar.
• All the months of the year take their named from
  the Roman months.
• Some days of the week are named after Roman Gods.

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Roads

• In Britain, several of our main roads e.g. the
  A1 (London to Scotland) or the A5 (London to
  North Wales) follow the old lines of Roman
  roads.

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Places Place Names

• Some of our most important cities were founded by
  the Romans, e.g. London.
• Some places take their names from their Roman
  name. E.g. London from Londinium.

Chester Fort
Chester
Chester-le-street
Manchester
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Religion

• Christianity was adopted as the official religion
  of the Roman Empire in AD337 and remains the
  dominant religion in most countries, which once
  formed part of the Empire.

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Buildings

• Some Roman buildings e.g. the Roman baths in
  Bath are still standing today, which shows how
  well they are built.
• Roman styles have been copied in many places at
  different times, e.g. public buildings such as
  museums, town halls and even schools built in
  Britain in the nineteenth century.

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Language

• Latin is still spoken in some sections of the
  Roman Catholic Church. Until ten years ago all
  services in Roman Catholic churches were said in
  Latin.
• Latin has influenced the way European languages
  such as French, Spanish, Italian and English have
  developed.
• All British coins have a Latin inscription.
• Weve borrowed many words from Latin to use in
  English, e.g. versus, et cetera, exit.

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Literature

• Many stories, plays, poems and histories have
  survived from the Roman period. Probably the
  most famous is the Aeneid written by Virgil.

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Science

• In science, plants, animals, insects and even
  mushrooms are known officially by Latin names.

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Health and Medicine

• Roman ideas about public health, surgery an
  patient care were picked up by Islamic doctors
  and later by European doctors.

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Law

• Aspects of British law the way the courts are
  run, names of officials and the way cases are
  recorded have all developed from Roman law.

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What did the Romans do for us?

• Architecture
• Sanitation(sewage)
• The calendar
• Turnips
• Carrots
• Roads
• Towns
• Laws
• Parks
• Swimming Pools
• Saunas

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What did the Romans do for us?

• Art
• Aqueducts
• Coins
• Paved streets
• Pavements
• Wine
• Glass
• Grapes
• Tenement Blocks
• Cabbages
• Peas
• Feet, Inches, Miles

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What did the Romans do for us?

• Literature
• Education
• Cement and bricks
• Apples
• Cats
• Chickens
• Street Cleaners
• Public order
• Public libraries
• Language(Latin)

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What did the Romans do for us?

• Irrigation( water supply)
• Public heated baths 
• Pears
• Benefits (free food) for poor citizens
• Stinging nettles
• Shops
• Firemen
• Police
• Public notices
• Advertisements

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Today we are going to

• Draw a poster that shows what the Romans did for
  us?
• Your poster should show the legacy of the Romans,
  to inform people of the importance of the Romans
  on our life today.
• What have the Romans ever done for us?

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Plenary

• What did the Romans do for us?
• What did the Romans bring that still impacts on
  today?
• The Romans should NOT have brought
• What is a Legacy?
• What is the Roman Legacy?
• What have you learned NEW today?
• How did I learn today?
• What will I do next time?
• Where could I use this skill again?