Pompeii: The City Frozen in Time

Slideshow of pictures from/about ancient Pompeii and the destruction suffered at the hands of the rare volcanic blast of Mount Vesuvius. August 24, 79 AD.

Rome on Fire - Ten Topic day

Ancient Rome has far more to offer than we have time. Today is a chance to become knowledgeable regarding a variety of different topics. Pick up your note guide here and choose from the topics below:

Baths     Style     Legionnaires     Meals     Gladiators     Holidays
   Spartacus    Entertainment     Education     Roman Women

Julius Caesar Meets MadLib

Caesar's Palace. Little Caesar's Pizza. Orange Julius. Caesar Salad. Just four of the many things Julius Caesar had nothing to do with. But, they are most certainly in reference to him - strong, tough and history-changing leader of Rome. 

We're combining history with MadLibs today - interesting combination, I know. But it works. Get your template MadLib here. Use the answers you wrote during class to fill in the blanks. Have fun and learn ya'll.

Read Julius Caesar's autobiography to better understand his life, while preparing to make a stand tomorrow regarding whether we should consider him FAMOUS OR LAME-OUS.

Octavian story - "Before I Drink It"
Part 2 - "The Visitor"
The Truth - what we need to remember from the stories

The Punic Wars

Welcome to your Punic War command center. Everything you need for today is found on this post - links to videos, resources, information, pictures. 

Get familiar with these two names: Carthage and Hannibal. Your first step is watching a "Jing" about the Punic Wars. Click on the links to watch.

 Jing Part One      Jing Part Two


Next, view two History Channel videos about the Punic War. These videos can be seen on the links below:
War Elephants
Hannibal Crosses the Alps - but how?

Get your note guide here.

Now that you understand exactly what caused the Punic Wars, as well as effects they had, answer today's "Question of the Day." Link found here: Question of the Day

Plebeians and Patricians - Rome's social classes

In the centuries leading up to year zero, there emerged a divide among people of ancient Rome. As is often the case, the divide occurred based on wealth. Two classes, the PATRICIANS and the PLEBEIANS made up the majority of all people in Rome. 

Were these two social classes at all alike or were they vastly and utterly different? To complete the assignment, read about these two classes and identify similarities and differences.

Alexander the Great - Hero or Villain?

He changed the course of history. But so did a lot of people. Whether we should remember Alexander of Macedonia as Great or Terrible - Hero or Villain.

Read about his life, complete an application to a fictional contest deciding who in history was most awesome and then take a stance on the question: Alexander the Great - Hero or Villain?