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 To understand funerary rituals and the meaning of death in Roman culture.
To understand the kinds of burials and link them to habits and to social groups.
To analyse the Scipions’ Tower, in their constructive and their decorative aspects.
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| Curricular area: |
Social Sciences. Technology. Classical Culture. Maths.
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| Place: |
Classroom and the Scipions’ Tower. |
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| Level: |
From 12 to 17 years old students. |
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| Time: |
School year. |
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| Activity: |
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| Type: |
Work “in situ” and in the classroom. |
| Description: |
Previous works consist of a set of documents and activities about rituals and types of burials. We work “in situ” to analyse a collective mausoleum and a meaningful funerary iconography. At the same time, we work on texts and images from primary sources to contrast its view to the past and take measures.
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| Material: |
We give a dossier to students. Besides, we lent a trunk with measure tapes (Roman and nowadays), a compass, and stones from two quarries and identify their widely illustrated origin. |
| Time: |
Two hours. |
| Means of transport: |
By Bus. |
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| Observations: |
This activity has been designed to be autonomous. |
