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Stories of Ancient Rome

Unit 4 Reader

Stories of Ancient Rome

Unit 4 Reader

Skills Strand Grade 3

Core Knowledge Language Arts?

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Table of Contents

Stories of Ancient Rome

Unit 4 Reader

Chapter 1: Rome, Then and Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: The Legend of Romulus and Remus . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter 3: The Roman Gods and Goddesses, Part I . . . . . . . . 26 Chapter 4: The Roman Gods and Goddesses, Part II . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 5: Cupid and Psyche, Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapter 6: Cupid and Psyche, Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Chapter 7: The Sword of Damocles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chapter 8: The Roman Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Chapter 9: Hannibal Crosses the Alps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chapter 10: Julius Caesar: Great Fighter, Great Writer . . . . . . . 86 Chapter 11: Julius Caesar: Crossing the Rubicon . . . . . . . . . 92 Chapter 12: After Caesar: Augustus and the Roman Empire . . . 100 Chapter 13: Androcles and the Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Chapter 14: Androcles and the Lion: Reader's Theater . . . . 120

Chapter 15: The Rise of Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Pausing Point (Additional Chapters for Enrichment) Chapter 16: The Second Rome: From Constantine to Justinian . 136 Chapter 17: Pompeii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Chapter 18: How Horatius Held the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Glossary for Stories of Ancient Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Chapter 1

Rome, Then and Now

"This is Rome," said Mrs. Teachwell, pointing to a black dot on the classroom map.

"But this is Rome too," she added, as she traced a circle that was so large it seemed to touch all four sides of the map.

The students looked confused.

"How can it be both?" Charlie Chatter shouted out.

"I'll explain," Mrs. Teachwell said, "but please raise your hand if you would like to speak."

Charlie Chatter nodded. It was not the first time he had heard this. In fact, Mrs. Teachwell had asked him to raise his hand many times, but it was hard for Charlie. His mouth seemed to be faster than his hand.

"Rome started out as a little town along the Tiber River," Mrs. Teachwell explained.

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