Romans in Focus
| Created: | 2017-06-15 10:23 |
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| Institution: | Faculty of Education |
| Editors' group: | Editors group for "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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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