Primary Sources

Below are primary sources for the unit on Ancient Rome, or SOL 3.3.

The artifacts are from the Ancient World Gallery at UR, and show a glimpse into life in ancient Rome. These primary sources can be used to study how Roman art influenced how we live today.

Link to the full collection: https://classics.richmond.edu/gallery/roman-collection/index.html

Roman Floor Tile

This is a fragment of a floor decoration, with stone cut into geometric shapes. Students can connect this to Roman mosaics being an important contribution to society.

https://classics.richmond.edu/gallery/roman-collection/collection-items/floor-fragment.html

Roman Lamps

This collection of Roman oil lamps shows a few examples of lamps spanning various time periods and locations. These would be helpful for students to study the change over time in style, as well as making the connection of the Greek contribution of pottery influening ancient Rome. Included in the link below is a PDF with detailed information on the lamps.

https://classics.richmond.edu/gallery/roman-collection/collection-items/oil-lamps.html

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