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Teacher's Guide for CALLIOPE: Roman Emperor Hadrian

Teacher Guide prepared by: Judith Adams, retired teacher and Primary - Junior consultant from Ontario.
"Emperor by Adoption" p. 4 - 7

  1. Make a timeline to show the important events in Hadrian's life from his birth to his death.
  2. Do you think his guardian, Trajan, treated him wisely when he was young? Why?
"On The Road" p. 8 - 10
  1. On a wall map, trace Hadrian's trips around the Empire.
  2. Why did his soldiers respect him?
  3. How did Hadrian show that he was really quite wise?
"Hadrian as Administrator" p. 12 - 14
How did Hadrian help:
  • territories / cities of the Empire?
  • the government?
  • the poor?
  • slaves?
"They're Off!" p. 18 - 21
  1. What sports today remind you of chariot racing at Circus Maximus? Explain why.
  2. Pretend you are one of the charioteers. Write an account of your winning race.
"The Legacy of a Good Emperor" p. 22 - 23
How did Hadrian make sure that Rome would be well taken care of after he died?

"An Emperor Builds for the Future" p. 24 - 30
Choose one of the buildings in this story. Make a model of it. Check the library or one of the websites listed on the back cover of this book to find more pictures and information. This will give you a more complete idea of what it looked like.

"Hadrian's Italica" p. 36 - 37
After looking at the mosaic floors on page 37, design a pattern for your own floor. Graph paper might help you to organize your pattern. You might want to make it into a real mosaic by cutting up small squares out of coloured paper and pasting them on your plan.

"Reinforcing Rome's Northern Border" p. 38 - 43
  1. Why did Hadrian order a wall with forts to be built across northern England?
  2. Why were no British men guarding the wall?
  3. Why were there gates and towers, as well as forts along the wall?
  4. How was the seacoast protected from invasion?
  5. Why did the Romans eventually abandon the forts?
  6. How did the archeologists at Arbeia figure out what the West Gate looked like?
  7. Make a tabletop model of what Hadrian's Wall might have looked like.
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