Roam Around Rome: Escape Room

Can you escape?

You have been trapped in the classroom and the only way to break out is to pay attention and solve the challenges. For each challenge you complete, you will reveal a secret number that will eventually be your key to escape!

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01 Quiz

Introduction

02 Find!

Index

Watch the clip in the introduction carefully. It holds all the clues that will help you escape.Once you have collected all the numbers, enter them in order to claim your prize.

04 Correct Option

03 Correct image

Reward

INTRODUCTION

QUIZ

Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!

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QUIZ

question 1/5

What river was Ancient Rome situated on?

Tiger River

Liber River

Tiber River

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Did you know? The Tiber provided a source of fresh water to the Romans and was also an important route for trade and transportation. Ancient Rome began as a small settlement in the middle of the Italian peninsula. ... The Tiber River

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question 2/5

What DID NOT happen in the Circus Maximus?

Chariot races

Parades

Criminal trials

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Did you know?The Circus Maximus could seat 250, 000 people. Now think about the fact that the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) holds about 100000 people.

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QUESTION 3/5

What is the Flavian Ampitheatre?

The temple to the Flavians

The bath house

The Colesseum

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Did you know? The name Colosseum is believed to come from a colossal (huge) statue of Emperor Nero. The giant bronze sculpture of Nero as a solar deity was moved to its position beside the amphitheater by the emperor Hadrian.

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QUESTION 4/5

What was a Rostra?

A temple.

An emperor.

A speaker's platform.

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Did you know? Public speaking was very important in Ancient Rome.

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QUESTION 5/5

What helps us know about the equestrian (horse) sculpture of Septimus Severus and the cult statue of the divine Julius Ceasar?

Word of mouth

Taking a guess

Coins

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Did you know?Coins are important archaeological sources when studying ancient history. we call coins numismatic evidence.

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ERROR!

Wrong!Sorry, that's not right. Have another go.

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FIND!

From among all the statements you discover,click only on the correct ones

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CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 1/3

Palentine Hill was where the public bath houses were.

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Palentine Hill was where the ruler lived.

Palentine Hill was where the chariot races were.

Palentine Hill was first called Valentine Hill

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Statues of ordinary citizens were ofen paced on top of columns.

Pliny tells us that to place a human statue on top of a column is to potray them as a god.

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Every senator had a statue placed on top of a column.

Rome did not have very many columns.

Nero wa sthe only emperor who had his statue placed on top of a column.

CLICK ONLY ON THE CORRECT STATEMENT 3/3

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Even though we see white marble. It was actually painted in Roman times. Modern sience is helping us to recreate what they would have looked like.

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All statues in Rome would have been white marble with no colour at all.

Only the emperors would have had their statues coloured.

We have no idea of the colours the ancient romans would ahve used on their statues.

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Wrong! That statement is incorrect

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CORRECT IMAGE

Choose the correct image

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Which one is the mausoleum of augustus today?

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Which one is the colesseum?

RIGHT!

Which one is the Circus Maximus?

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Which coin shows the statue of the divine julius ceasar?

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Which statue depicts the individual as a god?

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Options

Choose the correct option in the series.

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click on the option under the the map of italy.

Option 05

Option 02

Option 01

Option 03

Option 06

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ERROR!

Wrong!Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.

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Explanation:Lots of people remember this because Italy looks like a boot!

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Click on the option that shows the event that happened first.

753 BCE ome founded.

Option 2: Nero became emperor.

Option 1: Augustus born.

Option 4: Rome founded.

753 BCE

54 CE

63 BCE

Option 3: Colosseum opened

70 CE

75

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Explanation: Great job! A bigger number BCE is further back in time and a bigger number CE is more forward in time.

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ERROR!

Wrong!Remember that BCE (Before the Common Era) comes before CE (Common Era).

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Click on the option that shows a secondary source.

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Explanation: Well done! This is a secondary source because it was not created at the time and someone has used a primary source to create it. It is still a valuable source for us though.

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ERROR!

Wrong!Remember that a primary source is created at the time and a secondary source is created after.

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THE FIRST NUMBER IS:

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THE SECOND NUMBER IS:

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THE THIRD NUMBER IS:

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THE FOURTH NUMBER IS:

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