Standard(s):
[LAT] LA1 (7-12) 5 : 5) Investigate and describe elements of Roman daily life.
Examples: Calendar, household gods, government, family, social organization, Roman games, and holidays like Saturnalia.
[LAT] LA1 (7-12) 6 : 6) Investigate and describe the most important Greco-Roman deities, including their characteristics, duties, and associated myths.
Examples: Olympian gods, earth gods, mythical monsters, and creation stories.
[LAT] LA1 (7-12) 7 : 7) Investigate and describe elements of Roman material culture.
Examples: Temples, architecture, food, and clothing.
[LAT] LA2 (7-12) 4 : 4) Explain the significance of people, events, social structures, and political terms in Roman history.
Examples: Heroes of the early Roman Republic, Scipio, Marius, Sulla, Pompey, Caesar, Antony, Octavian, Constantine, and Justinian.
Events include the founding of Rome, the secession of the Plebs, Punic Wars, and civil wars.
Patrician and plebeian classes, the role of women in Roman society, and slavery in the ancient world.
Monarchy, republic, populares, optimates, cursus honorum, First and Second Triumvirates.
[LAT] LA2 (7-12) 5 : 5) Compare the actions of Roman heroes and historical figures and explain the differences.
Examples: Compare the actions of Marius, Sulla, Caesar, or Cicero to Cincinnatus, Camillus, or Regulus.