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History Year 3 and Year 4
4. Read an account of how the Romans invaded Britain in 54 BC and left
around 400 AD.
Compare this with Jesus being alive from the beginning of time and for
ever.
5. Create a time-line in the classroom which can be referred to throughout
the project.
Explain BC (before Christ) and AD (Anno Domini or the year of our Lord).
Children may like to fill in one themselves.
753 BC Founding of Rome as a village
700 BC Rome became a city
250 BC Romans ruled Italy
55 BC Roman fleet appeared off coast of Britain
54 BC Julius Caesar landed in Britain, but did not stay
0 Jesus was born
43 AD Romans led by Claudius came to Britain
60 AD Queen Boudicca led a revolt against the Romans
122 AD Hadrian’s Wall begun
200 AD Romans attacked Scotland
313 AD Christianity accepted as the Empire’s religion
400 AD Roman troops began to leave Britain
Learning for Life
The pupils should be gaining a chronological understanding of the Roman period
and the fact that God is still in control and sovereign over all events. They
should be impacted by the contrast of the establishment of the Empire and
Kingdom.
HISTORY
(Romans)
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