Canopic Jars
The Greek Elements
The Greek Elements
During mummification the Egyptians stored the internal organs in 4 jars, which represented the 4 sons of Horus.
KS2: You wouldn’t want to be an Egyptian Mummy! - David Stewart
KS3: The Egypt Game - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
KS4: Reawakened - Colleen Houck
KS5: The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity - Salima Ikram
The Greek Elements
The Greek Elements
The Greek Elements
The Ancient Greeks believed the universe was composed of 4 fundamental elements: earth, water, air, and fire.
KS2: The Fire Thief – Terry Deary
KS3: Earth, Fire, Water, Air – Mary Hoffman
KS4: The Greek Myths - by Robert Graves
KS5: Circe - Madeline Miller
The Four Seasons
The Greek Elements
The Four Seasons
The Ancient Greeks had myths explaining why the seasons happened - the most famous is of Persephone!
KS2: Persephone the Daring - Joan Holub
KS3: Percy Jackson: the Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
KS4: Persephone - Sally Pomme Clayton
KS5: Ariadne - Jennifer Saint
Chariot Racing
The Greek Elements
The Four Seasons
The most popular entertainment in ancient Rome was actually the chariot races! The teams were organised by colour: red, blue, green, and white.
KS2: Romans on the Rampage: Chariot Champions – Jeremy Strong
KS3: The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi - Caroline Lawrence
KS4: Circus Maximus: An unforgettable Roman odyssey of rivalry and power – A. D. O’Neill
KS5: Scorpius – Monty Ryan
Four humors
Year of the Four Emperors
The Greek Games
Ancient doctors believed that the body contained four 'humors - blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. How about a book about ancient medicine?
KS2: Horrible Science: Body Owner’s Handbook - Nick Arnold
KS3: The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle - Julia Jarman
KS4: Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine - Roy Porter
KS5: The H
Ancient doctors believed that the body contained four 'humors - blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. How about a book about ancient medicine?
KS2: Horrible Science: Body Owner’s Handbook - Nick Arnold
KS3: The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle - Julia Jarman
KS4: Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine - Roy Porter
KS5: The History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction - D. L. Long
The Greek Games
Year of the Four Emperors
The Greek Games
The Panhellenic games were a series of 4 major athletic competitions. Each of these games took place once every 4 years.
KS2: You Wouldn't Want To Be In The Ancient Greek Olympics! - Michael Ford
KS3: The Ancient Olympic Games - Judith Swaddling
KS4: A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olympics - Neil Faulkner
KS5: Olympia: The History of the Ancient Olympic Games - Nigel Spivey
Year of the Four Emperors
Year of the Four Emperors
Year of the Four Emperors
After the death of the Emperor Nero there was a civil war over the succession. Can you find a book which mentions this war? Or one of these Emperors?
KS2: Eyewitness: Ancient Rome - DK Publishing
KS3: Tribune of Rome - Robert Fabbri
KS4: Vespasian - Robert Fabbri
KS5: I, Claudius- Robert Graves
The Tetrachy
Year of the Four Emperors
Year of the Four Emperors
The Tetrachy was a system where four men ruled the Roman Empire together. It included the Emperor Constantine, who founded Constantinople!
KS2: Ladybird Histories: The Romans - TBD
KS3: Anna of Byzantium - Tracy Barrett
KS4: The Sign of The Blood - Laurence O'Bryan
KS5: Sons of Rome - Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty