Y7: 2-3. Roman Homes

Year 7A & Year 7B

Today you are going to look at Roman homes…

Follow the instructions step by step:

1.

… all the information about Roman Homes, from p.26-27.

2.

Below are more images that illustrate how the Romans made their houses warm:

Compare Roman ways with our ways of heating the home. (The Roman way of heating homes is not that much different to our modern day ways of making our homes warm! Or is it?)

SOME IDEAS:

• Our central heating is very similar to the Roman way of warming water.
• We also use wood fires, like the Romans.
• In addition, we also make use of electricity to keep our houses warm (with heaters).

3.

Also look at the mosaics below. Which one is the modern day mosaic? How do modern mosaics compare to Roman mosaics?

SOME IDEAS:

• The last mosaic is the modern mosaic.
• The tiles seem to be mass produced, unlike the Roman mosaic tile which appears to be hand-made.
• We use decorative patters, like the Romans did.

4.

The video below shows us a bit more about the lay-out of Roman houses.

Roman Housing. (3:47 minutes long)

5.

Watch this film about Roman Homes, made by previous Y7 students!

Roman Homes. (9:53 minutes long)

6.

Of course there were also some Romans who lived in the countryside as farmers. They lived in large villas. Answer the three questions about Roman living in the countryside…

“Roman Countryside, p.32”

7.

Housing and Houses in Ancient Rome – Domus, Insula, Villa. (9:43 minutes long)

8.

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