Romans in Focus
| Created: | 2017-06-15 10:23 |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Education |
| Description: | Short documentaries on Roman social history, created by the Cambridge School Classics Project |
| Website: | http://www.romansinfocus.com |
Media items
This collection contains 8 media items.
Media items
Auxiliary soldiers: Romans-to-be
Citizenship, cultural identity and the army. What did it mean to be a soldier stationed in northern Britain? What did it mean to become a Roman citizen?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Thu 15 Jun 2017
Constructing power in Augustus' Rome
Why did Augustus fund such extensive building projects and what can this tell us about power and politics under Augustus?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Fri 16 Jun 2017
Freedmen
Opportunities and stigma in Roman society: what can we tell from different types of sources?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Thu 15 Jun 2017
Growing up in the Roman empire
What was life like as a child in the Roman empire? what did ‘childhood’ mean to the Romans?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Fri 16 Jun 2017
insulae
Life for the 95%. What was life like for the urban poor in Rome? What sources are available to us?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Thu 15 Jun 2017
Religion: public display & private worship
What did religion mean to the people living in Rome?
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Mon 24 Jul 2017
Roman law: the art of the fair and good?
How did Roman Law affect people’s lives? Was it based on fairness? What can it tell us about Roman society? This highly conceptual video raises its own unique challenges.
Collection: Romans in Focus
Institution: Faculty of Education
Created: Fri 16 Jun 2017