A Roman Villa

I know you have always wanted to see what a Roman villa really looked like but you were afraid to ask. Now you have the chance to see one and there’s nobody home!! Be curious, step into the house and don’t be afraid to ask by clicking on the spots that will give you the information you need to answer the questions on this worksheet. Please, step into the villa.

A. From the information on the website, describe the process of building of a Roman villa.

B. What do you learn about these: The floors? The walls?

Thermae, or baths, played a very important role in Roman life and, consequently, in its history. Rich Roman houses like this also had baths. Do you think you could answer the following questions?

C. Find these words and say what they are. You can also try this game.

Hypocaust
Frigidarium
Tepidarium
Caldarium

D. After a long walk in the hot sun to reach the villa you are tired and feel like relaxing. What could be better than a bath? What would you have to do if you wanted to have a real Roman bath? Describe the whole process.

Let’s see what you have learnt about everyday life in Roman times from the things you can find when excavating.

E. Fill in the chart with as much information as possible.

Food

Luxury

Decoration

Money

Culture

F. Romans were masters at engineering. It was applied to big cities (aqueducts, streets, roads, etc.) but also to smaller places like private houses. Give two examples of these from our villa.

G. Draw the plan of the Roman villa and write in the names of the different parts of the building.

This is an example of how a rich Roman would live. Can you imagine then how emperors and very important people really lived. Here is the best example. Visit Hadrian's Villa in Italy.

Activity based on channel4.com.

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