Acts of the Apostles – after Jesus
Judas was sorry and tried to give the money back (mosaic from Ravenna, 500s AD) (That's not in the Acts of the Apostles) What happened after Jesus was crucified? After Jesus was [...]
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Bishop Ambrose of Milan – History of Christianity
Bishop Ambrose of Milan Who was Bishop Ambrose? By the later 300s AD, the Roman emperors were all Christians. So more and more of the people of the empire converted to Christianity. One of [...]
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08, 2017
Challenges and disabilities in the ancient world
(Bosch, the Ship of Fools) - medieval disabilities Were a lot of people disabled in the past? In the ancient and medieval worlds, many more people were physically and mentally [...]
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06, 2017
Did Adam and Eve eat an apple?
Adam and Eve mosaic (northern Syria, ca. 500 AD. Now in Cleveland) Does the Bible say it was an apple? In the Hebrew Bible, as it was originally written in Hebrew, [...]
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06, 2017
Cleopatra and the Romans in Egypt
Coin of the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra Ptolemies against Romans The Ptolemies, the Greek kings of Egypt, ruled Egypt for 300 years. But by around 50 BC, the Ptolemies were much weaker than [...]
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06, 2017
A day in ancient Rome – food, costumes, activities
Gladiators mosaic If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Rome, here's some ideas for Roman activities other people have [...]
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06, 2017
Making Roman weapons – Ancient Rome project
Roman helmet, from the kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland, Oregon Although the Romans did many other things besides fight battles, certainly one of their greatest achievements was the world's first [...]
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06, 2017
Make a wax tablet – Ancient Greece project
A wax tablet from ancient Rome What were wax tablets used for? People in ancient Greece, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval Europe often used wax tablets to write [...]
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06, 2017
Playing gladiators – Ancient Rome project
Gladiators mosaic First read the account of a day at the games on the page about Roman gladiators. Then, how about putting together a play showing the events of the [...]
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06, 2017
Building the Colosseum – Ancient Rome project
Or you can get this lovely set of wooden blocks to build a Colosseum with A lot of people seem to want to build models of the Roman Colosseum for [...]
