Transcript The Hallaton Treasure and the Romans

The Hallaton Treasure and
the Romans
Who lived in Britain before the
Romans arrived?
“I am Seren of the Corieltavi tribe.
I will tell you about Iron Age
life.
The Romans are coming and
we must protect our land.”
Why was it called the Iron Age?
A new metal was
discovered called
____
What did Iron Age people use iron to
make?
What is the Hallaton Treasure?
Iron Age and Roman treasure that had been
buried in a field near Hallaton around 2000 years ago
Coins being excavated from
the Iron Age shrine near Hallaton
Over 5000 gold and silver coins were
found, pig bones, jewellery and the
remains of a Roman helmet
What can the Hallaton Treasure
tell us?
• The Treasure was buried around the time of the Roman invasion of
Britain in AD 43
• Iron Age people didn’t read or write and we don’t know much about life
in the Iron Age before the Romans arrived
The oldest coin ever found in
Britain was found at Hallaton.
It came from the Roman
Republic around 211 BC
(Before Christ)
What was Iron Age life like
before the Romans invaded?
•Some Iron Age people were farmers, some
were craftsmen who made pots, jewellery
and metal tools
•Most Iron Age people lived in
roundhouses made of wattle and
daub with 20–30 members of their
family
•The Romans said Iron Age
people wore colourful, long woollen clothes
•Iron Age people wore brooches, necklaces
and armlets made of bronze and gold
Iron Age people lived in tribes
Can you see the tribe that Seren belonged
to?
It covers the area we call the East Midlands
Why did the Romans invade
Britain?
We don’t know exactly…
• They had heard from traders that Britain had many riches and wanted
to take it’s land and precious metals like iron, silver and gold
• Roman leaders wanted to become more popular amongst Roman
people by conquering a new land and making Rome more powerful
What do you think?
Would you have welcomed the
Romans or fought them?
• The Romans said that when
in battle, Iron Age people
painted their skin with blue
woad
• They spiked their hair into
points and dyed it with limewash
Iron Age warriors, Dover Museum, Stephen Arnold
Why might Iron Age people have gone into
battle made up like this?
Why did Iron Age people
make sacrifices to their gods?
• Iron Age people
sacrificed valuable items
like coins or food
to their gods
• The Hallaton Treasure
may have been buried as
sacrifices
What might Iron Age people have been asking their
gods for protection from?
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Roundhouse
Excavated
Archaeologist
Limewash
Armlet
Settlement
Tribe
Woad
Shrine
Invader
Sacrifice