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Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

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Page 1: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

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Page 2: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

LotsofRomansmadededications tothegods.Romanswouldmakepromisestothegodsorgivethemgiftsandexpecthelpinreturn.Bitsofwritingcouldbeleftinthetempletoremindthegodtokeeptheirendofthebargainandshowofftootherpeoplewhovisited.

TheselettersarefromashrineinWoodeaton,NorthEastofOxford.Sadlysomelettersarelostandothersarejumbledandbrokenandwecan’treadwhattheysaid.

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Page 3: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Thisisan objectfromtheAshmolean.Itisapieceofwritingmadewithlittledots.Canyoupickoutanyletters?

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Page 4: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Thisis clearer.ItiswritteninLatin:thelanguagetheRomansspoke.Itmeans:TothegodHercules,Marus Tribuneofthe20th Legionmadethis.

CanyouseewhereitsaysHercules? Marus hasspelledHercules’namewrong(HERCULLinsteadofHERCULI)

Herculesisbestknownasahero,buthebecameagodattheendofhisadventures.WhatdoyouknowaboutHercules?Whywouldhebeagoodgodtohelpasoldier?

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Page 5: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Thisis JupiterwhowasthekingoftheRomangods.Canyouspothiseagle?

Romanshadmanygods.Thegodsall hadthingstheywereinchargeof.Romanscouldpickthegodwhocouldhelpthemwiththeirproblem.

We’regoingtolookatsomeevidenceforRomanjobsandpickgodstohelpwiththem.

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Page 6: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Thisglassbowlhasahunter onit.Canyouseehisdogs?Canyouseewhattheyarehunting?(arabbit)Whataretheychasingtherabbitinto?(anet– bottomright)

Whichgodwasinchargeofhunting?(Diana)

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Page 7: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Womenwithaflairforthedramaticcouldbe professionalmourners.Theywerepaidtogotorichpeople’sfuneralsandactverysad.Theywouldwailandtearattheirhairandclothes.

WhichgodmighthelpRomanswhoworkedinfunerals?(Pluto)

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Page 8: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

Thisaltarwas madeforamerchantwhotradedinDelos.HespokebothLatinandGreek.Heneededtotravelforhiswork.

WhichgodwouldRomanshaveprayedtoforhelpwithtravel?(MercuryorperhapsNeptuneifitwasbysea)

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Page 9: Lots of Romans made dedicationsto the gods. Romans would ... · This isJupiter who was the king of the Roman gods. Can you spot his eagle? Romans had many gods. The gods all had things

LotsofRomans hadjobsmakingthings.Thisisapieceofbrickforbuildinghouses.Thestamptellsuswhomadeit.

Thisbrickisabitunusualbecauseboththepersonwhoownedthefactoryandthepersoncontractedtorunthefactorywerebothwomen.TheownerwasPlotinaAugusta– thewidowoftheemperorTrajan. ThemanagerwascalledValeriaNice.Neither madethebrickthemselves.Theyweresuccessfulbusinesswomen.

WhomightRomanwomenhaveprayedtoforhelpwithleadership?(Juno)

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ThissetofpanpipeswerefoundinOxfordshire.Wouldhavebeenplayedby aRomanmusician.

Whichwasthegodofmusic?(Apollo)

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