CLIP 3709

Romala's villa

Romala's villa
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Key Info

  • Title: Romala's villa
  • Duration: 02:12
  • Description: we see areas of a Roman Villa, including the courtyard and dining room, showing how some Romans lived in luxury. It shows the frescos on the wall and explains how they would be painted. It also shows Romala relaxing in her dining room reminiscing about some of her famous banquets. She explains that most of the food for the banquets comes from the farm and how the slaves would prepare and serve the freshest of food however, Romala's favourite dish may not be to everybody's tastes.
  • Subject: History   Topic: Romans
  • Keywords: Roman, villa, food, banquet, paintings, courtyard

Ideas for use in class

  • To learn about a luxury Roman Villa and how it would have looked. This clip is also useful when learning about Roman food and the type of food Romans would eat and where it came from.

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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9

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