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A card game

There is a card game called Timeline, in which players have to contribute to a timeline with a card, placing it in the right order.

In Timeline, each card has a historical event in both sides. The date of those events is only on one of the sides.

You can find out more about this game on the Internet.

Can you create your own game about the history of Ancient Rome?

It can be a card game like Timeline, but it can also be a board game.

You will have to make your own rules!

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Do you remember the origin of Rome and the key events of the expansion of the Roman Republic? How did Rome become an Empire?

Make a list of key events of the history of Rome you already know.

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Think

The empire was stable and prosperous in the first and second centuries AD. There were several capable emperors like Vespasian, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius.

Rome had a well-defended frontier, and there was little social unrest.

The Romans called this the pax romana (‘Roman peace’) or pax Augusta, in honour of emperor Augustus.

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The population of the regions conquered by Rome adopted the law, customs, beliefs and language (Latin) of the Romans.

This process is called romanisation and we can still see its traces today.

Romanisation took place in all of the regions conquered by the Romans.

When did the Roman Empire conquer Egypt? And Dacia?

Find out and you can use these dates in your card game.

Hint: Make sure that you use reliable sources and keep a list of the websites or other resources that you use.

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Do some research and decide what caused the decline of the Roman Empire.

Who declared Christianity the official and only religion in the Empire? When did that happen?

Don’t forget to take note of the dates. You’ll need them to make the cards or your gameboard.

Cards in the game will need images that illustrate the events.

You can find plenty of them on the Internet.

Of course, you can also draw the images yourselves! Look for examples of illustrations for games from all around the world for inspiration.

Decide, with your teammates, what kind of game you want to create: is it going to be a board game or a card game? What are the rules?

Make a list of the key events of the history of Rome, from its beginnings to its end.

If you are going to use cards:

What size will they be? The advantage of all teams making the cards the same size is, you can play with the ones created by your classmates.
Cut a white cardboard into small pieces to create your mini-cards.
Draw a scene, or paste an image found on the Internet, to represent the event on both sides of each card.
On the front, write a very short description of the event.
On the back, add the date of the event.

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You can use Timeline as a possible inspiration, but there are many other games you could look into and many forms to make your own game.
In case you need some inspiration, let’s have a look at the instructions for Timeline. Think of how your game should be played and write down the instructions. Write them clearly so people can play without someone from your team to explain the rules.

When you're ready, it's time to play!