Literature In Ancient Roman Times: Imperial Rome

Literature In Ancient Roman Times: Imperial Rome. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Imperial Rome. Learn about History and Imperial Rome through Literature. Discover important events that happened in world history during the time of the ancient Romans, between 300 B.C. and A.D. 476, and some of the important literary works and authors from the time of the Roman Empire.
• Define empire and identify the empires that ruled Eurasia at the time of the Romans-the Greek empires of the Middle East, the Mauryan dynasty of India, and the Han dynasty of China. Learn about Julius Caesar, the strong military leader whose career helped turn the republic into an empire.
• Identify major literary forms used in Roman times, including epics, lyric poems, satires, comedies, letters, and historical, scientific, and political essays.
• Discover the origins of Christianity and identify some of the writers whose work makes up the New Testament.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Using educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities.
• Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.
• Having the student read the subtitles on a second or third viewing without sound, enables the improvement of Reading and Literacy skills AND helps retention of the information being learned.