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You have now been at Deyes for a couple of months
and you probably have friends from primary school who
went to other high schools.
Ask yourself these questions and be ready to tell your
teacher:
•What things about Deyes do you not like?
•What good things have you heard about other High
Schools?
Negatives of Deyes
Positives of other schools
These are called “Push These are called “pull
factors”
factors.”
Raise your hand if you would change schools
People all throughout History have moved from place to
place. Sometimes this means moving from one country to
another, sometimes it means moving from the countryside
to the city, sometimes it means moving from one city to
another.
In this lesson we will explore the reasons why people move
and use examples from the time of Ancient Rome.
Newspapers often talk about migration
(particularly immigration) as though it is
a new thing, but people have always
moved from one place to another.
The reasons why people moved have not
really changed since human beings lived
in caves. They either move because:
1. They are forced to move by someone
else.
2. They don’t like where they live.
3. They are really attracted by the new
place.
Usually it is a combination of points 2 and
3.
DISCUSS
How does this newspaper
use language?
Forced Migration – When you are moved by someone
and it is not your choice.
Voluntary Migration – When you choose to move.
Push factors – Unpleasant things about where you are
that are pushing you out.
Pull Factors – Pleasant things about the place you want
to move to.
Permanent Migration – Moving somewhere else with no
intention of moving back.
Temporary Migration – Moving to another place for a
while, but then moving back.
•You will be working in groups of four.
•This lesson will look at 6 characters from the Roman
Empire who moved. Each moved from one part of the
empire to another part and each had different reasons for
moving.
•Your job is to get to know these characters and to
understand why they moved.
•Some of the answers to these questions will be
straightforward, but you will also need to EMPATHISE
with the characters to fully understand their decisions.
•You have also been given a map of the Roman Empire
and Key Dates in the History of the Roman Empire to
help you understand the characters more.
•This is just to get you introduced to the six characters.
•Read the six characters as a group.
•Divide them into two columns:
Forced migration
Someone else forced
them to move
Voluntary migration
They chose to move
themselves
•On the map you have been given, use a drywipe
pen to draw arrows showing where each character
moved from and to.
•You have each been given a matrix.
•Your teacher will explain how this matrix works.
•You should discuss where each character should
be positioned on the matrix.
•When you agree, draw a cross and give the
person’s name and why you have put him/her there.
•Each member of the group needs a completed
copy of this.
•Choose one of the characters and write a diary entry
explaining what you do and how you feel about your life.
•You should use any information that you have time to
gather now.
•You should use additional research to include historical
detail.
•You should write about 1 side in your exercise book.
•You have one week to complete this.
Their move is permanent
Push factors made them move (including forced)
Pull factors made them move
They are only visiting
I am Leonidis and I am a soldier in the Roman
Army. Ours is a professional army, that means that
when I joined I had no idea where I would be sent. I
knew that the Empire was huge and that we had
lots of wars, but I didn’t know I’d end up here in
England. This country is really cold, but I’m getting
used to it now. I was one of the soldiers who first
invaded Britainnia, but now I live here and have to
fight against the native British tribes.
I miss Italy, but much of the food I like is brought
here by the army to keep us happy. We were
surprised to find that there were no rabbits in Britain
and so we brought some over to eat! I joined the
army 20 years ago. If I stay in the army for another
5 years then I can retire. I get three gold coins and
a piece of farmland. I want to grow olives and
grapes and so I think I would like my farmland to be
back in Italy where those plants will grow.
I am a negotiatore. In English
our name means “go between”
but you would probably call me a
“merchant.” Our job is to make
links between the people who
make things and the people who
want to buy those things. We
are very important in the Empire
because different parts of the
Empire make different things.
Britain has lots of tin, while
Egypt has lots of gold.
I am from Gallia (Gaul). At the
moment I am trying to sell wool
in Hispania (Spain.). Spanish
sheep have less wool than our
Gaulish sheep because it is so
hot there! I have found some
buyers for my cloth and we will
use the Roman roads so that we
can move cloth quickly. The
journey back to Gaul will take
two months and so I am
planning to stay a little while
longer in Spain before setting off
back. I will take olives and dates
with me and try to find a buyer in
Gaul. That way I get paid for
both journeys!
My name is Paul. I was born in Dalmatia and I am a
Christian. Ours is quite a new religion, we follow
Jesus who was crucified about 200 years ago.
Many Romans do not like our religion. They prefer
the old Roman Gods like Neptune and Venus, they
are worried that we care more about Christianity
than we do about the Roman Empire. They are
probably right!
I am the lowest type of person in the Roman
Empire. I am not just a slave, but a female slave! I
am owned by my master and I cannot leave my
master’s house. I was born in Gallia, but when I
was eight, Julius Caesar invaded my town. Many
children like me were sold cheaply as slaves to the
army who had defeated us. My parents were sold
too, but to different masters.
The Roman Emperor, Septimus Severus, has killed
many Christians. He even burned a girl is a pot of
tar. I cannot worship the Roman Gods and so I
moved my family here to Dacia on the edge of the
Roman Empire. I dare not move out of the empire
completely because I fear the Barbarians too much.
Luckily, the Roman Army fears the Barbarians too
and so the army and the Emperor does not pay too
much attention to us and we can worship as we
please as long as we do it secretly.
I now live in Rome. My master is a very important
man in the Roman Army and so he has lots of
slaves. I work in my master’s house making food
and preparing the fire. Many slaves do more
dangerous jobs than this, such as mining and so in
a way, I am lucky. When I am old and cannot work,
my master may give me my freedom. I cannot
really remember Gaul and so – if I live that long – I
shall stay in Rome. I shall probably end up as a
beggar.
The picture above shows a terrible drought which hit
my homeland. I used to live on the Balaeres
Islands where I grew olives and made olive oil to
sell all over the Roman Empire. But for the last two
years, it just did not rain enough for the trees to give
fruit. My family and I got through the first year by
spending our savings and renting out a room in our
house, but we needed it to rain the year afterwards,
when it did not, we had no choice but to leave our
land. We left on board one of the boats that used to
carry our oil to Italy.
We have settled now in Calabria in the “toe of Italy.”
I work as a farmer for an Italian landowner. Even
though there has been hot weather all over the
Roman Empire, there is more food in Italy because
the Romans make sure that Italy has plenty of food
even if people in other areas of the Empire do not
have enough.
I am Scorpus, a famous charioteer. My job is to
ride a chariot around a circular track while people
pay money to watch. This might not sound too
exciting, but we charioteers try to knock each other
off our chariots! It can be extremely dangerous,
people are even killed!
I was born in Macedon in Greece where chariot
racing was invented. Roman racing is faster and
more dangerous than Greek racing, but if you want
to make serious money than you have to move to
Rome. It took a while to get used to the new rules,
but now I am the most popular racer. The crowds
chant my name and bet money on me. I make so
much money from racing I am now even richer than
the men who pay to watch me. I don’t know what
I’ll do when I retire, but I have plenty of money to
spend when I do!