Unveiling Roman Britain: Lessons on Inscriptions and Everyday Life

 
Messages from the Past
 
Exploring inscriptions from
Roman Britain
 
Introducing inscriptions: Lesson 2
 
Regina engraving from 
Lapidarium
Septentrionale
 
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pupils can make use of key words (who, where, when, what, why,
how) to frame historically-valid questions about life in Roman
Britain
 
Introducing inscriptions: Lesson 2
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Now you have worked out how to use the 
evidence 
from Roman inscriptions to find out about
the lives of the people making and using objects in Roman Britain.
Which question words did you use to find out information from the inscriptions?
 
Now look back at your worksheet and ask your learning partner a question about one of the
objects you studied, using the question words.
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Now we can visit Roman Britain and find out about everyday life
there from inscriptions.
What
 would you like to find out about someone in Roman
Britain?
 
We can find 
all the objects with writing on from Roman Britain
 on one
website 
https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/schools/
 
Now visit the RIB website and watch the ‘how to use a record’ video 
here.
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Who are you?
Latin text
To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a
Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up).
Palmyrene text
Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
HINT: 
You can usually work out whether the person in an
inscription was male or female by looking at the letters at
the end of their name.  A woman would have a name that
appears with an 
-a
 or 
-ae 
ending
 
My name is Regina
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
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How old are you?
HINT: 
You can work out how old the person in the
inscription was by looking at the Roman numerals next to
the letters ANN (which is an abbreviation for the Latin
word 
‘annorum’ 
meaning years)
      
X = 10
 
I am 30 years old
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
Drawing: R. G. Collingwood
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Are you a slave or a
free person?
HINT: 
A freedman or
freedwoman is someone
who used to be a slave but
now is free.
 
I am the wife of
Barates. I used to
be a slave but now I
am free.
Latin text
To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a
Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up).
Palmyrene text
Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
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Where do you come from?
HINT: 
Regina was a member of
the 
Catuvellaunian
 tribe, who
occupied a large part of south-
eastern England – today’s
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and
Hertfordshire.
 
I come from the
Catuvellauni tribe, in
South East England
Latin text
To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a
Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up).
Palmyrene text
Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
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When was the inscription
made?
 
Why was
the text
written in
the first
place?
 
Where was the
inscription found?
The 
text
 has told us some basic
information about Regina. But what
else can we find out about her from
the 
object?
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
RIB 1065
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My name was Regina. I was 30 years old when I died. I used to be
Barates’ slave but he set me free and then married me. I come
from South East England but I now live
 
further north in Arbeia in
the Roman province of Britannia in the 2
nd
 century CE. My
husband Barates set this tombstone up for me when I died.
Latin text
To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a
Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up).
Palmyrene text
Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
Worksheet 2
Introducing Regina
 
Extension questions:
 
Can you think why Regina may have moved from
South East England up to Arbeia (near modern
day South Shields)?
Why do you think there is an extra part of text
written below the Latin in a different language
(Palmyrene)? What do you think this might tell
us about Barates?
Can you deduce anything about the relationship
between Barates and Regina from this
inscription?
 
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What can inscriptions tell us about
life in Roman Britain?  Which
question words can we use to find
out information from our evidence?
 
Why did people use writing in
Roman Britain – is it the same now?
 
Who?
 
Why?
 
When?
 
How?
 
Where?
 
What?
 
What objects did people write on in
Roman Britain – is it the same now?
 
Did anything that you found out
surprise you about life in Roman
Britain?
 
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Delve into the world of Roman Britain through inscriptions, exploring the lives of its inhabitants. Lesson 2 focuses on deciphering inscriptions to unveil historical insights. Learn to craft historically-valid questions using key words and understand how these artifacts reveal details about everyday life in Roman Britain.


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  1. Messages from the Past Exploring inscriptions from Roman Britain Introducing inscriptions: Lesson 2 Regina engraving from Lapidarium Septentrionale

  2. Learning objectives Learning objectives Introducing inscriptions: Lesson 2 pupils can make use of key words (who, where, when, what, why, how) to frame historically-valid questions about life in Roman Britain

  3. Introducing Inscriptions 2 Introducing Inscriptions 2 Now you have worked out how to use the evidence from Roman inscriptions to find out about the lives of the people making and using objects in Roman Britain. Which question words did you use to find out information from the inscriptions? Now look back at your worksheet and ask your learning partner a question about one of the objects you studied, using the question words. Who? When? When was the inscription written? Where? Where was the inscription found? Who wrote the text? How? What? What is the item made from? Is it a common material for everyday use? How did someone make the inscription? What object did they write on and with? Why? What s the purpose of the inscription?

  4. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Now we can visit Roman Britain and find out about everyday life there from inscriptions. What would you like to find out about someone in Roman Britain? We can find all the objects with writing on from Roman Britain on one website https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/schools/ Now visit the RIB website and watch the how to use a record video here.

  5. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina My name is Regina My name is Regina Who are you? HINT: You can usually work out whether the person in an inscription was male or female by looking at the letters at the end of their name. A woman would have a name that appears with an -a or -ae ending Latin text To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up). Palmyrene text Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.

  6. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina I am 30 years old I am 30 years old How old are you? HINT: You can work out how old the person in the inscription was by looking at the Roman numerals next to the letters ANN (which is an abbreviation for the Latin word annorum meaning years) X = 10 Drawing: R. G. Collingwood

  7. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina Are you a slave or a free person? I am the wife of I am the wife of Barates Barates. I used to . I used to be a slave but now I be a slave but now I am free. am free. HINT: A freedman or freedwoman is someone who used to be a slave but now is free. Latin text To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up). Palmyrene text Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.

  8. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina Where do you come from? I come from the I come from the Catuvellauni Catuvellauni tribe, in South East England South East England HINT: Regina was a member of the Catuvellaunian tribe, who occupied a large part of south- eastern England today s Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. tribe, in Latin text To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up). Palmyrene text Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.

  9. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina The text has told us some basic information about Regina. But what else can we find out about her from the object? RIB 1065 Why was the text written in the first place? When was the inscription made? Where was the inscription found?

  10. Introducing inscriptions 2 Introducing inscriptions 2 Worksheet 2 Introducing Regina My name was Regina. I was 30 years old when I died. I used to be My name was Regina. I was 30 years old when I died. I used to be Barates Barates slave but he set me free and then married me. I come slave but he set me free and then married me. I come from South East England but I now live from South East England but I now live further north in the Roman province of Britannia in the 2 the Roman province of Britannia in the 2nd husband husband Barates Barates set this tombstone up for me when I died. set this tombstone up for me when I died. further north in Arbeia nd century CE. My century CE. My Arbeia in in Latin text To the spirits of the departed (and to) Regina, his freedwoman and wife, a Catuvellaunian by tribe, aged 30, Barates of Palmyra (set this up). Palmyrene text Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.

  11. Extension questions: Can you think why Regina may have moved from South East England up to Arbeia (near modern day South Shields)? Why do you think there is an extra part of text written below the Latin in a different language (Palmyrene)? What do you think this might tell us about Barates? Can you deduce anything about the relationship between Barates and Regina from this inscription?

  12. Introducing Inscriptions 2 Introducing Inscriptions 2 report back report back Why did people use writing in Roman Britain is it the same now? What can inscriptions tell us about life in Roman Britain? Which question words can we use to find out information from our evidence? What objects did people write on in Roman Britain is it the same now? Did anything that you found out surprise you about life in Roman Britain? Where? Who? Why? What? When? How?

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