Roman/Greek Project

-Peruse the links above, find out more about Rome/Greece, and find a topic that is of particular interest to you

-Become a classroom expert on the topic of particular interest

-Project instructions to come, be prepared to talk for 2 1/2 minutes on your topic.

Roman/Greece Project

8 Pictures that rotate every 15 seconds

Title Slide and Resource Slide=12 Slides

2 ½ minute speech

-Focus on what is Important about your topic/event/person

-What Impact does your topic/event/person have Ancient Rome and/or on our society today?

-Make the presentation interesting

-Have pictures that ADD to your presentation

-Show a background understanding of your subject

-SOURCES

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Religon and Ancient Rome

Religion played a large and ever changing role in Ancient Rome. As discussed previously, much of Roman Religion was based on the Greek Gods. In time that changed, and the religion with the most followers can trace its beginnings to Ancient Rome, and its success to being adapted as Rome's official religion. Peruse the teacher  links above to answer the following questions.

1. What event in Ancient Rome led to the long weekend that we have in Spring, which is now part of our school Spring Break?

2. The Torah is the holy book of Jews and the Bible is the holy book of Christians. Why would part of the Bible and part of the Torah overlap?

3. Muslims, Jews and Christians share many of the same prophets, such as Moses. Why?

4. Christianity at first was pretty much ignored by Ancient Rome, Why?

5. What did Rome do that ensured Christianity would become the dominant religion of Europe?

All Roads lead to Rome

Information on Roman roads is here and here

1. Give 3 reasons why good roads were important to Rome

2. How wide were the roads?

3. Why was it important for the roads to be straight? 

4. What were stone markers used for? 

5. What was often found 10 and 20 miles apart on the Roads? 

6. What was the tool pictured below used for?

7. The train system in Canada that carries people is called Via Railway. What connection does this name have with Ancient Rome?

The Hockey Hall of Fame

The latest statue at the Hockey Hall of Fame, Gordie Howe.

What about the statue above and the ones below? What similarities can you find with Gordie Howe and the statue below of Julius Caesar and the one below that of Augustus, Julia Caesar's adopted son?

When done, check the Teacher links above for some reading on Ancient Rome and Greece. Lots of links on the first 4 pages. You will be picking a project on Ancient Greece or Rome.  

Being an Emperor

Become a Roman Emperor and make the decisions that actual Roman Emperors had to make. The Roman Emperor game is here.  

The Hedgehogs Dominate!!!!

The series of chariot races came down to a very tight finish between the two hedgehog chariots. It looked like the Flying Hedgehog was going to win but then the Red Hedgehog pulled ahead on the last lap of the final race. Thank you to I am Speed,  The Sphere of Power,  and the rest for competing.

Your Chariot

Date of the races is (Day 3 works well) . . .
Needed
1-Movie, at least 30 seconds, portraying why your chariot is the very best. Movie must have at least 3 latin phrases in it, see below.
1-Chariot to do 7 laps around the bench. Mass start, first across wins.


Besides the roman quotes we already studied,
Veni, vidi, vici- I came, I saw, I conquered, 
Carpa Diem-Seize the Day,  
Dulce et Decorum-it is sweet, and proper 

here are some other roman sayings 

invicta

unconquered

in omnia paratus

ready for anything

hoc est bellum

this is war

fortis in arduis

strong in difficulties-when the going gets tough, the tough get going

fortes fortuna adiuvat

fortune favors the bold-Take the leap

flectere si nequeo superos, acheronta movebo

if I cannot move heaven I will raise hell

fac fortia et patere

do brave deeds and endure

ex nihilo

out of nothing

ex animo

from the heart

dulcius ex asperis

sweeter after difficulties

disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus

learn as if you're always going to live; live as if tomorrow you're going to die (a teacher favourite)

dictum factum

what is said is done

deo volente

God willing

citius altius fortius

faster, higher, stronger -- modern Olympics motto

bono malum superate

overcome evil with good

bellum omnium contra omnes

war of all against all

barba non facit philosophum

a beard doesn't make one a philosopher

aut viam inveniam aut faciam

I will either find a way or make one -- said by Hannibal, the great ancient military commander

auribus teneo lupum

I hold a wolf by the ears -- a common ancient proverb; indicates that one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go could be deadly; a modern version is, "to have a tiger by the tail"

aut neca aut necare

either kill or be killed

arte et marte

by skill and valour

annuit cœptis

He (God) nods at things being begun -- or "he approves our undertakings," motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the United States one-dollar bill

amor vincit omnia

love conquers all

alea iacta est

the die has been cast -said by Caesar as he crossed the rubicon

ad honorem

for honor

ad hoc

to this -- improvised or made up

vox populi

voice of the people

vivere militare est

to live is to fight

vivere est vincere

to live is to conquer

vive memor leti

live remembering death

virtute et armis

by virtue and arms -- or "by manhood and weapons"; state motto of Mississippi, which may explain the large number of guns they have

virtus tentamine gaudet

strength rejoices in the challenge

vincit qui se vincit

he conquers who conquers himself

vincit qui patitur

he conquers who endures

vae victis

woe to the conquered

summum bonum

the supreme good

summa cum laude

with highest praise, quote used at Universities

spes bona

good hope

sola fide

by faith alone-hopefully your sphero has more than faith

sic vita est	thus is life -- the ancient version of "it is what it is"

sic semper tyrannis

thus always to tyrants -- attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination, and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these events is disputed

sic parvis magna

greatness from small beginnings -- motto of Sir Frances Drake

si vis pacem, para bellum

if you want peace, prepare for war

si vales, valeo

when you are strong, I am strong-A great team quote

semper anticus

always forward

scientia ipsa potentia est

knowledge itself is power-another teacher favourite

scientia ac labore

knowledge through hard work-as above

requiescat in pace

let him rest in peace -- abbreviated R.I.P., and you probably thought it meant 'rest in peace'

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

who will guard the guards themselves? -- commonly associated with Plato and timely with the happenings down south

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

whatever has been said in Latin seems deep -- or "anything said in Latin sounds profound"; a recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated"

primus inter pares

first among equals -- a title of the Roman Emperors

praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes

lead in order to serve, not in order to rule

para bellum

prepare for war -- if you want peace, prepare for war—if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack

panem et circenses

bread and circuses -- originally described all that was needed for emperors to placate the Roman mob; today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters

non progredi est regredi

to not go forward is to go backward

non loqui sed facere

not talk but action

non ducor, duco

I am not led; I lead

nil volentibus arduum

nothing [is] arduous for the willing

morior invictus

death before defeat

mea culpa

my fault

magnum opus

great work

labore et honore

by labor and honor

laborare pugnare parati sumus

to work, (or) to fight; we are ready

labor omnia vincit

hard work conquers all

invictus maneo

I remain unvanquished