Layout 1. Hands on History - Romans: Activities for Families and Groups. HORRIBLE HISTORIES - The Roman Report with Bob Hale. HORRIBLE HISTORIES - The Colusseum. Coins. Primary History - Romans - Family and children. Roman school. Roman pull along toy. Roman doll. Necklace. Roman clothes. Men wore a knee-length tunic (chilton), either sleeveless or short-sleeved.
Roman men wore a cloak over their tunic, which was like a wide shawl that was draped over the shoulder and carefully wrapped around the body. Important Romans dressed in a long robe called a toga. Women wore a longer tunic which was often ankle-length. Over this the women wore a stola which was a full length from neck to ankle, high- waisted and fastened at the shoulders with clasps. Rich women wore long tunics made from expensive cotton or silk. Boys wore a tunic down to their knees and a cloak if it was cold. Girls wore a tunic with a woolen belt tied around their waists. Children wore a special charm around their neck called a bulla. Only men who were Roman citizens could wear a toga. Colours were used for special occasions or to show peoples rank.
Statues from the Roman times show us what the Romans wore. Roman clothes. Romans. Roman woman. Sandals. Leather sandals. Primary History - Romans - Leisure. Ampitheatre. Gladiator mosaic. Gladiator fighting a leopard. You Wouldn't Want To Be A Roman Gladiator! Gladiator helmet. Plan of ampitheatre. Romans_intro. HORRIBLE HISTORIES - Roman Gods Direct. HORRIBLE HISTORIES - Roman Funerals. Tour a Roman Town. Town Tour In all the lands they conquered, the Romans built towns that they could feel at home in, Each town was built to a plan. The romans liked everything to be organised and orderly.
The streets were laid out in a criss cross pattern. Usually they would have two main streets that divide the town. Smaller streets led off these at right angles. Every Roman town contained the buildings that are in this map. A Roman town in Greece would look the same as one in Britain. Click on a number from the list below to find out more about that part of town. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 1. The forum was like a town square important government buildings like law courts and offices were built around it and market stalls were sometimes set up inside it. 2. The thermae or bath houses were not only places for washing but some people went to meet friends and spend spare time. 3.
The amphitheatre was where shows were put on some of these seem cruel to us today. 4. A place to worship God. 6. 7. 8. Aqueducts. Market. Market scene. Mosaic floor. Romans_mosaic. Foundations and reconstruction of a town house. Romans_villas. Town house. Roman Baths. Every town had its own bath complex (like a large swimming pool).
There were 170 baths in Rome during the reign of Augustus and by 300 A.D that number had increased to over 900 baths. The Romans loved washing and bathing and rather it being done in private, the Romans built magnificnt public bath houses in towns across their empire. Rich villa owners would had their own baths in their homes. You can see remains of a Roman bath in the city of Bath, in Somerset. Roman bath in the city of Bath People went to the public baths for entertainment, healing or just to get clean. The average bath housewould have mirrors covering the walls, ceilings were buried in glass and the pools were lined with rich marble and complicated mosaics covered the floors. In some places like Bath in Somerset a natural spring provided the bath with its water. A public bath was built around three principal rooms: A Strigil A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used to scrape dirt and sweat from the body.
Roman plate showing men using strigils. Strigil and oil. Roman men bathing. Roman baths. Plan of a bath house. HORRIBLE HISTORIES - Roman Toilets.