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The Romans KS2 Knowledge Mat
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centurion A commander of a group of Important Places
100 Roman soldiers.
Colosseum
emperor The Roman emperor was the Sticky Knowledge about the An oval amphitheatre in the
aqueduct ruler of the Roman Empire Romans centre of Rome which held
gladiator during the imperial period. up to 50,000 people.
? Julius Caesar was probably the best known Hadrian’s Wall
A large system for carrying Roman leader. He extended the empire through
water from one place to invading other lands. A long wall built by the romans
another is called an aqueduct. across the north of England. It
? Boudicca was a queen of the British Celtic Iceni was to keep out the Scots. It is
A gladiator was an armed tribe who led an uprising against the occupying now one of Britain’s most
combatant who entertained forces of the Roman Empire. famous tourist attraction.
audiences in the Roman
Republic. ? Rome was created by two brothers, Romulus
and Remus who were abandoned after they
Londinium This was the Roman name for were born.
conquer London.
? Romans used to eat food like dormice dipped in
To overcome and take control honey.
of people or land using military
force. ? Romans used to eat food like dormice dipped in
honey.
invade Enter a place or land with the
intention of occupying it. ? When the Romans came to Britain they helped
us by creating roads; a written language (which
Romanisation When the countries that the was Latin); introduced coins and even
senate Romans conquered became introduced rabbits to our country.
Roman baths very much like Rome.
Similar to the Roman version of
our parliament
A number of complex of rooms
designed for bathing, relaxing,
and socializing, as used in
ancient Rome.
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