To Be A Roman: Topics in Roman Culture

To Be a Roman is an indispensable resource for today’s classroom. This workbook is filled with the latest information about the daily life of the ancient Romans and with ample exercises of both an objective and creative nature.

In Latin classes where gaining knowledge about Roman culture is a necessity for students trying to learn the language and in classes where the daily life of the Romans is the primary subject matter of the course, this book fits the bill.

To Be a Roman presents seventeen topics along with two review chapters and one chapter that contains a plethora of resources, both those of a general nature and those specific to each chapter. The topics of the first seventeen chapters include the Roman family, house, occupations, domestic life, education, and more. These chapters are arranged in a logical order but may be used in any order. Photographs of artifacts and sites are included in each chapter.

Special Features

• Seventeen stand alone chapters, each on a specific topic
• Two review chapters
• One chapter that is fully stocked with bibliographical resources, including books, films, websites, historical novels, and more
• Exercises for student practice that include
  – objective exercises such as matching, multiple choice, true-false questions
  – discussion questions
  – group activities
  – student project suggestions
  – short answer questions