Ninth graders explore the social order of ancient Rome — the noble patricians and the common plebeians — sorting the ranks of Roman society, from senators to craftsmen, to understand how Rome was structured.
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Roman society was sharply divided. Who belonged to the noble class, and who were the common people?
Project this and sort each into nōbilēs (nobles) or plēbēiī (common people).
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Roman society was sharply divided — who was noble, and who was common?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Intermediate).
Explore Roman society.
Explore social structure.
Connect to social history.
Compare social classes.
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Have students name one noble rank and one common rank in Roman society. A printable classes sheet is in the World Languages library.
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