7 Significant Romans Inquiry Unit
Step 2: Find Resources
Step 2 Use the curated information links below (or other reputable sources) to begin answering your questions to the inquiry focus. |
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Information Curation Sites
- PearltreesVisually appealing and collaborative curation tool.
- PinterestAn online pin up board.
- EvernoteNote taking app
- SymbalooCollate all your favourite websites in one place.
- Search Terms JournalKeep track of what you are searching for and what databases you have used
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EBSCO Database
Ancient Rome: Websites
- Rome RebornA digital model illustrating the development of ancient Rome from the earliest settlement in the late Bronze Age (ca. 1000 B.C.) to the beginning of the medieval period.
- The Roman Empire in the First CenturyTwo thousand years ago, the world was ruled by Rome. From England to Africa and from Syria to Spain, one in every four people on earth lived and died under Roman law.
- Roman Gods and GoddessesThere were many thousands of Roman gods.
- The Roman EmpireEverything you want to know about Ancient Rome.
- Ancient Rome for KidsA teacher's web site about Ancient Rome.
- Ancient Rome: Food, Jobs and Daily LifeA Ducksters webpage.
- The Fall of RomeA Ducksters webpage.
Emperors: Websites
- Rome's Pivotal Emperors[BBC] An introduction to six of the most important Roman emperors - Augustus, Vespasian, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimus Severus & Constantine.
- The Emperorsby PBS USA. A detailed look at the emperors, social order, religion and daily life of ancient Romans. The menu on the right contains numerous drop downs.
- Roman EmperorsYouTube channel
60 'Emperors of Rome' are covered in these brief podcasts. - Ancient Rome: Roman EmperorsBrief information on the main emperors. A 'Ducksters' site. See index, at the bottom of the page, for other links.
Timelines
- Timeline of the Rome EmpireA PBS site.
- BBC Primary History- Romans.A timeline displays at the top of this site.
- Rome Timeline: IndexProvides links to each significant period in Rome's history.
- Ancient Rome: TimelineA Ducksters webpage.
Informative Videos
In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him getting stabbed 23 times on the floor of the senate, and what happened in the scramble for power after his assassination. John covers Rome's transition from city-state to dominant force in the Mediterranean in less than 12 minutes. Well, Rome's expansion took hundreds of years, he just explains it in under 12 minutes. The senate, the people, Rome, the caesarian section, the Julian calendar and our old friend Pompey all make appearances, but NOT the Caesar Salad, as Julius had nothing to do with it.
Significant Romans
- Julius Caesar (100BC - 44BC)Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, paving the way for the imperial system
- DK FindoutJulius Caesar never took the title of Emperor
- Julius Caesar BiographyJulius Caesar turned the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire.
- Julius Caesar- Early Life & CareerCaesar's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns and from other contemporary sources, mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust.
- Julius Caesar-Contributions in Roman EmpireCaesar used this power to fill the Senate with his own partisans while setting the precedent of requiring the senate to bestow honours and titles upon him.
- What was the impact of the Emperor Nero on the Roman Empire?Roman history was noted for having very many ‘bad’ emperors. One of the most notorious was Nero. He was the last of the Julian-Claudian dynasty and became infamous for his artistic pretensions, hedonism, and his great cruelty.
- Achievements of Emperor NeroThe Roman Emperor Nero is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the Roman Empire.
- Historiography of NeroThe history of Nero's reign is problematic in that no historical sources survived that were contemporary with Nero. These first histories, while they still existed, were described as biased and fantastical, either overly critical or praising of Nero.
- Impact of the Nero on the Roman EmpireRoman history was noted for having very many ‘bad’ emperors. One of the most notorious was Nero. He was the last of the Julian-Claudian dynasty and became infamous for his artistic pretensions, hedonism, and his great cruelty.
- Emperor NeroThe initial years of Nero’s rule were marred by the struggle for control and influence between his mother Agrippina and his close advisors Seneca and Burrus.
- History of Marc AntonyThe Roman politician and general Mark Antony (83–30 B.C.), or Marcus Antonius, was an ally of Julius Caesar and the main rival of his successor Octavian (later Augustus). With those two men he was integral to Rome’s transition from republic to empire. His romantic and political alliance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra was his ultimate undoing.
- Life & Career of Mark AntonyMark Antony or Marc Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from an oligarchy into the autocratic Roman Empire.
- Ancient History of Mark AntonyAntony gave brilliant promise in his youth, they say, until his intimate friendship with Curio fell upon him like a pest. For Curio himself was unrestrained in his pleasures, and in order to make Antony more manageable, engaged him in drinking bouts, and with women, and in immoderate and extravagant expenditures.
- Facts about Mark AntonyHe was an integral part of politics in Rome during its transition from a Republic to Empire. Friend of Julius Caesar and lover of Queen Cleopatra, Mark Antony had an eventful life. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.