The Roman Civil War, marking the end of the Roman Republic, will captivate your learners! Meet the dictators, senators, and military powers such as Tiberius Gracchus, Gaius Marius, Octavian, Marc Anthony, and Julius Caesar as they fight...

This history presentation covers the key players, shifts in government, and social changes that occurred from the end of Roman Britain to the development of Parliament in the 14th century—a valuable tool for explaining this fascinating...

Class members research citizenship in Ancient Rome and in the United States and use the provided graphic organizers to compare the rights and responsibilities of citizens in these two democracies.

How did Rome become such a vast and successful empire? The resource outlines the geography, neighboring colonies, politics, key players, and the significant factors that led to Rome's success as a ruling nation. Images, clear...

While often not recognized, the ideas of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers still echo today. Using a series of videos and graphic organizers, individuals explore how ancient Greeks and Romans have influenced current Western political...

A read-aloud anthology presents texts about the ancient Roman civilization. Lessons introduce readings, followed by a discussion and extension activities—word work, comprehension practice, and more. Writing focuses on opinion pieces, and...

A unit covering stories of Ancient Rome examines spelling rules, suffixes, verbs, quotation marks, writing, and dictionary skills. Lessons follow a similar routine; reading, skills practice, and extension activities, followed by...

Does the United States parallel the Roman Empire in any way? Young historians work with four documents in order to answer this query as part of a structured DBQ assignment.

Students explore about the daily life of ancient Romans. They gain a better knowledge of the significant achievements and contributions made by the Romans. The Roman Empire in the First Century provides a detailed look at the emperors...

An intriguing lesson uses 12 Roman artifacts to explain Roman society and politics. Young historians view images of artifacts and learn how each one represents an aspect of Roman society. Academics also complete a hands-on activity to...

Young historians compare the major features of the Roman and feudal worlds, such as religion, social hierarchy, and political tenets, using online resources and group discussion.

Students explore the role of animals in ancient Rome through the interpretation of a fictional account.

Sixth graders review what they know about Rome. In this World history lesson plan, 6th graders pretend they are Romans and try to correct some of Rome's major problems.

Students explore the concept of Roman numerals. They investigate the seven basic numerals and the symbols that are used in the Roman numeral system and their values. Students practice converting Roman numerals.

Learners review knowledge gained in the three-part unit on the history of the alphabet. Using maps and images, learners consolidate their understanding of ancient Greece, the Romans and the Phoenicians, and their respective impacts...

This resource outlines several general activities for a study of Ancient Rome, and includes guiding questions, a handout on the story of Romulus and Remus, and ideas for incorporating mapping and timeline activities into your review.

Middle schoolers research the  importance of ancient Rome to the world today.  In this ancient Rome lesson plan, students view video and research to gather information for a slide show about Ancient Rome. 

Learners watch a video and continue with research of Ancient Rome and the quest for knowledge. They form expert groups to study one aspect of life in Ancient Rome and share with the rest of the class.

What would Ben do? Jumping off from the pseudonymous letters Ben Franklin fooled his older brother into publishing when he was still a teenager, young literary lovers dive into acting, writing, and addressing a local issue with wit and...

The three Punic Wars led to the rise of Rome and gave Hannibal fame. All three wars, as well as Hannibal, Scipio, Carthage, and Roman Expansion, are covered in this handy PowerPoint presentation. A series of review questions is included.

Students consider how empires are created and sustained, examine Peutinger Table as a whole and in detail as tool of empire for Rome, c. 250 CE, create ancient time-distance travel chart that synthesizes series of strip maps, and...

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. Fifth graders prove this with help from three lessons that examine how ancient cultures used their needs to drive innovations. In lesson one, pupils identify main ideas and supporting...

Seventh graders research ancient Roman civilizations, trade routes, aqueducts, and agriculture. In this Ancient Rome lesson, 7th graders view a picture of the Roman Aqueduct Pont du Gard and discuss its use in ancient Rome. Students read...

Seventh graders produce a newscast from an Ancient Roman city. In this journalism and history instructional activity, 7th graders work in groups to dramatize a historical event from the Roman Empire. students sequence the events,...