Roman soldiers & builders
Roman soldiers marched across a large empire and helped build roads and walls. Skilled builders used strong materials. Some Roman roads and walls can still be seen thousands of years later, though some remains have been repaired.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Describe Roman soldiers as part of a strong, trained army that could travel far across the empire
- Name something the Romans built that we can still see today such as roads or walls
- Explain that skilled building and strong materials helped some Roman roads and walls last for thousands of years
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You have learned that ancient Rome was in Italy, by the Mediterranean Sea. Later, Rome ruled many lands. These lands formed the Roman Empire. Roman soldiers belonged to a strong army. They trained to work together and carried swords, shields and heavy packs.
Roman soldiers trained and marched together. They could travel far from Rome. Their work included fighting in wars and helping to build roads, walls and camps. Roads helped soldiers and other people travel between places.
Skilled builders used strong materials such as stone. This helped some Roman roads and walls last for thousands of years. Some remains have also been repaired.
Some Roman roads remain today. Others were damaged or lost. Seeing one does not mean every road survived.
Other people built stone walls too. An old stone wall alone cannot tell us who built it. A sign may give more information.
Roman soldiers marched far and helped build roads and walls. Skilled building and strong materials helped some Roman remains last.
Original learning material written for this dataset about Roman soldiers, building work and surviving remains.
Three original readings written for this dataset about Roman road stones, soldiers' building work and clues about old walls.
More to read
Old road stones
Imagine walking with Marcus on stones from a Roman road. Those stones were laid thousands of years ago. Strong materials and skilled building helped them last.
The stones you see are surviving parts of the road. They do not show that every part stayed the same. Other parts may have been damaged or lost. Some Roman remains have also been repaired.
Work on a long journey
Rome was a city in Italy. Its empire reached far beyond the city. Roman soldiers sometimes marched a long way from Rome.
A shield and a pack were things a soldier carried. Roads, walls and camps were things soldiers helped build. A camp gave soldiers a place to stay. Roads helped people travel between places. Soldiers' work included building as well as fighting.
Clues about a wall
Imagine visiting an old stone wall with a friend. Your friend asks who built it. Seeing stone does not answer that question. Many people besides the Romans built with stone.
Look for information about the place. A sign may explain who built the wall and what remains of it. Read it with an adult. Without that information, you can say that you do not know who built the wall yet.
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Where this leads
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