Latin Classes Nōmen
Roman Scavenger Hunt
THIS PROJECT IS A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY FURTHER ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE ROMAN WORLD AND/OR ITS INFLUENCE. ANCIENT ROME WAS FOUNDED IN 753 BCE AND ITS EMPIRE FELL IN CE (AD) 476. BE SURE YOUR ITEMS PERTAIN TO THIS TIME FRAME.
THE PROJECT IS EXTRA CREDIT AND WORTH UP TO 25 POINTS [If you submit 12 items, for example, then you will receive up to 12 possible extra credit points.]. IT WILL BE DUE ON THE 22ND OF JANUARY. THE PROJECT WILL BE GRADED ON CREATIVITY, PUNCTUALITY AND ACCURACY.
*refer to the Internet. Try: 1. images at www.google.com; 2. www.perseus.tufts.edu
3. search for “virtual Rome at “Vroma”
WRITTEN COMPONENTS ARE TO BE IN THE STUDENTS OWN WORDS. LIST SOURCES FOR ANY WORKS CONSULTED. PLEASE SEE ME IN ADVANCE IF YOU NEED A BLUE PASS DURING STUDY HALL TO RESEARCH YOUR TOPIC IN THE LIBRARY.
Roman Scavenger Hunt
àPick up to 25 items from the following list of suggestions.
ààYou may make the items yourself, illustrate the items on paper, reproduce an image from the Internet, or copy from a book.
ààà Affix items to a poster or arrange in a scrapbook of sorts.
àààà On a separate piece of paper, list the items (and number the list) you are including. Write 2-3 sentence for each item, detailing (1) source (where did you find it?), and (2) the use or purpose of the item. Turn this in as well.
List of items:
1. A list of the following Roman Numerals (1-20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000) with their Arabic number equivalents. (Example: V=5, D= 500)
2. A Roman bulla.* (good luck charm)
3. A Roman recipe.* (See Apicius)
4. A Roman fable.* (See Phaedrus or Aesop) With the Latin + English trans.
5. A Roman coin.* Explain the figures on the obverse and reverse.
6. Roman money – pictures of different types of coins and their relative value. (E.g., denarius, aureus, as)
7. A Roman military standard in miniature.
8. A floorplan of a Roman temple. Label the architectural features.
9. A floorplan of a house from Pompeii. Label the rooms.
10. The layout of a Roman fort or camp.
11. Photo, illustration or newspaper clipping on ancient columns & capitols (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan)
12. A fibula.* (Clasp for the toga, not the leg bone.)
13. A toga.*
14. A wax tablet + stylus*
15. A list of ten (10) laws from the Twelve Tables.
16. A list of the first 25 emperors with their dates of reign.
17. Roman mosaic.*
18. Roman wall painting.*
19. A Roman statue.
20. A Latin quote with English translation, besides “Carpe diem!” (Seize the Day!)
21. A Roman game. (board game or something from an ancient sport)
22. A Roman letter or dinner invitation that survives.
23. A list of 10 Latin abbreviations used in English, and what they mean.
24. A Latin phrase from Harry Potter books. Give book title and page number.
25. An image & description of an amphitheater other than the Colosseum.*
26. A Roman milestone (i.e., on a Roman road to mark distance).*
27. A piece of Roman jewelry.*
28. A Roman inscription with Latin + translation.*
29. A manuscript written in Latin.* Give author and title of work.
30. A theater mask.* (can be Greek or Roman)
31. A Roman vase or pot. * (pottery)
32. A Roman glass vase.* (E.g. Populonia bottle)
33. A Roman graffito + translation.* (from Pompeii)
34. A strigil.
35. Roman weaponry.
36. A plan of the Roman aqueducts, identifying the name and detailing the course of each aqueduct.
37. A plan showing the 7 hills of Rome.
38. A plan of the Roman Forum, identifying the name of each significant structure and detailing the course of the Via Sacra.
39. Other item…(seek pre-approval for item)
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