Roman soldier wk 3

The Roman Legion

Go to the following websites and answer the questions below - http://www.caerleon.net/history/army/page4.html

1. How many units (cohorts) made up the Roman Legion? 5000 men
2. What were cohorts divided into? Each legion was divided up into ten cohorts, not of equal size: the first cohort was the largest and contained about 800 men, the others about 500 men each. In addition each legion had 120 horsemen who acted as scouts and dispatch riders.

Roman Legionary Soldiers  http://www.caerleon.net/history/army/page2.html\

Who could be a Roman Legionary?

Only Roman citizens could sign up for the army.

They had to be fit.

They were not allowed to marry.

Their armour gave them excellent protection.

They carried a curved shield. They could punch the enemy with the metal boss in the centre.

Were they allowed to marry?

yes

How far did they march most days?

35 miles 56 kmUsing the information on the webpage label the

weapons and battle dress below

Once you have complete this sheet – go to the following

Website, read and complete the quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/army.shtml

Roman Baths –

Go to the following website to answer the following questions http://www.crystalinks.com/romebaths.html

1. What is the name of the English city where an original roman bath house still exists.

For the Roman Baths complex at Aquae Sulis, see 

2. Why did Romans go to the baths?

Bathing was one of the most common daily activities in Roman culture, and was practices across a wide variety of social classes. Though many contemporary cultures see bathing as a very private activity

3. What type of rooms would you find in a roman bath house

The Romans loved washing and bathing and rather it being done in private, the Romans built magnificent public bath houses in towns across their empire. Rich villa owners would had their own baths in their homes.

4. What was the first room a bather would go to?   p
5. What would happen?

6. What was the name for the

1. warm room
2. hot bath
3. cold bath

7. What was a strigil?

The strigil is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that were applied before bathing. In Ancient Greek and Roman cultures. The strigil was primarily of use to men, specifically male athletes.

8. How did the hypocaust system work (how did they heat the floor, so it was nice and warm to walk on) draw a diagram as well.

A hypocaust (Latin hypocaustum) is a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes through which the hot air passes; this air can warm the upper floors as well

9. How many people could a typical bathhouse hold?

5000 people  or 3000 people