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On the Ides of March (March 15) the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated on the way to the Senate. The play has a very famous scene about this event- the astrologer, Spurinna, also known as the soothsayer, had warned Caesar that on the Ides of March, he would be in great danger. His "friends" gathered around him and stabbed him to death. Ask your parents about this; they probably studied the play when they were students and can recite lines of it.

LET'S PLAY JULIUS CAESAR JEOPARDY!!!!

Click this Powerpoint document to play my interactive Jeopardy Game: an excellent review for the Julius Caesar Test!!!! (This may take a few moments to download, but it is well worth the wait).

Jeopardy Julius Caesar.ppt

MATH CHALLENGE

The Colosseum

The ancient Romans were very good at gladiators fighting and killing each other in the Colosseum. The Ancient Romans were fond of these blood sports which were sponsored by the emperor and other citizens to mark special events. It was very expensive, but to kept their minds off the bad things that were happening in the government, the people flocked to the Colosseum to watch dawn-to-dusk-battles among men, animals, and even women. The Colosseum was a huge arena, with over 80 entrances and exits. Thousands of people could attend the fights and watch the battles.

The Roman Colosseum is a famous place where games were played.

The Hawaiian Aloha Stadium is also used as a place for sporting events.

Colosseum

Rome, Italy

Aloha Stadium

Honolululu, Hawaii

The Roman Colosseum is a famous place where games were played.

The Hawaiian Aloha Stadium is also used as a place for sporting events.
Colosseum Rome, Italy	Aloha Stadium Honolululu, Hawaii

Pretend to be a Roman attending a gladiator expedition in the Colosseum. You are traveling by chariot with five of your closest friends.

Question 1: What if you had to pay today's prices to see a day of gladiatorial battles--what would it cost to "sell out" the Colosseum?

(Answer in American Dollars and explain how you got your answer.)

HINT: Use the site below to research the Colosseum.

HINT: General admission for events at the Alhoa Stadium is LXV dollars.

Question 2: If everyone rode to the event in a chariot, and six people could fit in one chariot, how many chariots would be parked outside?

(Answer in Roman numerals, and use general rounding rules; explain how you got your answer.)

Here is a neat game to help you practice those Roman Numerals.

Click here for help with Roman Numerals: http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Click here to learn about the Colosseum: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/colosseum/qanda/questions.html

And let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood
Up to the elbows, and besmear our swords:
Then walk we forth, even to the market-place,
And, waving our red weapons o'er our heads,
Let's all cry 'Peace, freedom and liberty!"

CLICK ON PICTURE TO ACCESS:

JULIUS CAESAR: THE LAST DICTATOR
A BIOGRAPHY OF CAESAR AND ROME
100 - 44 B.C.

OUR TOWN - BY THORTON WILDER

Summary: This classic American play, performed on an almost-bare stage, is about the mundane but rather pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family, and their neighbors in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, early in the 20th century. Act 1 presents an ordinary day in the life of the town. Act 2 carries the story forward with the courtship and marriage of George Gibbs and Emily Webb. Act 3 makes everything that has gone before seem pointless, but at the same time, ironically, it validates the earlier scenes.

Click here for a good study aid site for Our Town:

http://www.awerty.com/our2.html

Click on Photo to Access - The Who's Who of Our Town

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This page includes:
Paraphrased Summaries
Link to Full Text
Unanswered Study Guides
Answered Study Guides
Pictures with links to Helpful Sites
If you don't have PowerPoint, you can download a FREE VIEWER at this site: Download A Viewer