History Ancient Greece & Romeusually ages 7–9

Gladiators & Pompeii

Know that Romans watched gladiators fight in huge arenas like the Colosseum in Rome, that gladiators were usually enslaved people or prisoners trained to fight, and that the city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, preserving an extraordinary snapshot of Roman daily life

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Describe what gladiators were and where they fought
Explain that the Colosseum in Rome was a giant arena for public entertainment
Retell what happened to Pompeii and why it is important for understanding Roman life

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Could your child tell you what gladiators were, describe the Colosseum, and explain what happened to the city of Pompeii?

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What Is a Volcanoages 5–7Pompeii's destruction by Vesuvius connects to basic volcano knowledge from Volcanoes domain

Daily Life in a Roman Townages 7–9Gladiators and Pompeii extend Roman daily life and engineering topics

Roman Army and Conquest of Britainages 7–9Colosseum and gladiators are part of imperial Roman culture

Gladiators & Pompeiithis skill · ages 7–9

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Evidence for Greek and Roman Lifeages 9–11Pompeii is a key source of evidence discussed in this topic

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