starter activity

What do these images tell us about attitudes towards women in Ancient Rome? What are some of the problems in finding out about women in history?

What was the What was the role of a Roman role of a Roman

woman?woman?

To investigate the role of a To investigate the role of a womanwoman

To judge who was most To judge who was most important to the householdimportant to the household

Learning objectives

Key words: dowry paterfamilia / materfamilia

Your taskEach table has a different woman which they need to create a dating profile for. Make sure you include…

• A picture• Name• Likes • Dislikes• Previous relationships• Special skills • ‘About me’ blurb

Your task

You are now going to take on the role of a man looking for a wife. You will have 4 minutes at each table. In that time you will need to list the positives and negatives of each woman in your chart.

Extension: Colour code your information into… domestic duties, motherhood and rights

Your task

As a table, you now need to decide who you would like to marry. Be ready to explain why.

Extension: Which category of qualities do you think would have been the most important to a roman man?

HomeworkHomework

Design your own perfect Roman couple and Design your own perfect Roman couple and make sure you annotate them to explain what make sure you annotate them to explain what makes them so perfect using the information makes them so perfect using the information

you have learnt over the last lessons. you have learnt over the last lessons.

Extension taskExtension task

Supplement your work with

your own research –

there are some good links to sites such as

this on Studyhistory

PlenaryPlenary

Last lesson you decided how important a Last lesson you decided how important a paterfamilias was to a roman household paterfamilias was to a roman household on a scale of 1-5.on a scale of 1-5.

What rating would you give a roman What rating would you give a roman woman?woman?

Who do you think was the most important Who do you think was the most important to the roman household and why?to the roman household and why?

What was the What was the role of a Roman role of a Roman

woman?woman?

To investigate the role of a To investigate the role of a womanwoman

To judge who was most To judge who was most important to the householdimportant to the household

Learning objectives

Key words: dowry paterfamilia / materfamilia