Every now and then I hear about some random location in Europe that is being excavated for some reason, maybe to make a new parking lot, or maybe it's just the owner decided to fix something, and then we discover a new Roman Mosaic. It kind of amazes me how they pop up all the … [Read more...]
How to make an edible Roman Road
A few years ago I read a post by Phyllis over at All Things Beautiful on how to make an edible Roman road (she has made most posts private now, so I removed the link). I thought, "I'm totally doing that in my history lesson when we next study Ancient Rome." Fast forward a few … [Read more...]
STEM challenge: Design an aqueduct
Romans are fascinating people. Whenever people say, "We are so much smarter than those stupid ancient people," I point to the Romans. Have you seen what the Romans achieved? Look at the aqueducts. They are amazing! Roman aqueducts brought water from miles away to Roman cities. … [Read more...]
Soul of the Empire Board Game, Roman history
My son, Superman, is a huge fan of Ancient Rome. This is probably an understatement, but he has quite a lot of ancient Rome stuff, and he's why I've got a big huge ancient Rome history section on my blog. When I saw the same people who made Commissioned (which I apparently need … [Read more...]
Rome to Reformation history lessons
You know what is a fascinating time period? The middle ages. The time from the early Roman Empire to the start of the Reformation have so many fun hands-on history lessons you can go through. So let's call this Rome to Reformation history lessons. Mainly because I like how that … [Read more...]