CLIP 3677
Why Caesar came to Britain
Key Info
- Title: Why Caesar came to Britain
- Duration: 02:40
- Description: The video shows a Romano-British man and a Celt discussing the invasion of Britain by Julius Ceasar. They give different information about the attempt by Ceasar and details about what happened. The video ends using a map image to highlight how the invasion took place and why Britain was an important focus for the Romans.
- Subject: History Topic: Romans
- Keywords: Romans, Celts, invasion, Britain, empire, defeat
Ideas for use in class
- The video would be good for allowing the children to investigate the reasons why the Romans failed to invade Britain on this occasion and the reasons why the Romans wanted to invade Britain. The children could research these reasons and then create their own role play from the point of view of the Celts or the Romans. This could be linked to Literacy and be used as a basis for discussion.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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