Watch BBC Bitesize animated videos about how the Romans conquered Britain, how the Romans conquered Scotland, life in Roman Britain, what life was like in the Roman army and how the Romans changed Britain See a children's diagram of the Roman Empire through time An introduction to Roman Britai...
Read the BBC Bitesize guide to Roman life 10 facts about ancient Rome for kids Detailed information guide to life in Rome, from the army and rulers to food, entertainment and status Learn about the jewellery, emperors and animals of imperial Rome and see coins, busts and sculptures of Roman...
Watch BBC Bitesize animations about Ancient Egypt and new animations about life in Ancient Egypt on BBC Teach A DKfindout! children's introduction to Ancient Egypt, with lots of diagrams and illustrations Scan through an interactive timeline of Ancient Egypt Read some historical fiction for kids ab...
Caesar refused to do this, and kept his army together and under his command even when entering the outer boundaries of Rome – crossing the Rubicon. He then used that army to overthrow the government and claim the Roman Empire for himself.Not only was Caesar a renowned military commander and...
It operates independently and even has its own army to protect the Pope. The Swiss Guard was formed in 1506 and still is comprised entirely of people from Switzerland. Italy is largely a Christian country and many of its celebrations are based on significant dates in the Roman Catholic ...