1. What is the message of John Chrysostom in Source 1?
2. What do the gravestone inscriptions (Sources 2 and 3) say about the relationship between men and women?
Ancient Rome
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3. Do the gravestone inscriptions support the views of John Chrysostom? 4. What does the letter (Source 4) say about the relationship between mothers and daughters? 5. What do the frescoes (Source 5) show you about the lives of women? 6. Are the extracts (Sources 1 to 4) primary or secondary sources? 7. Are the frescoes primary or secondary sources? 8. Are any of the sources biased? 9. Select one fact and one opinion from the sources. Explain your answers.
Roman Lives – The Army Commander,
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC into an influential Roman family. He joined the army and proved to be an able soldier and officer in operations in Turkey. He returned to Rome and showed his gifts as an orator. The great Roman orator, Cicero, said of him, ‘Do you know of a man who... can speak better than Caesar? Or anyone who makes so many witty remarks?’
Life and conquests He was married three times into other influential families and this helped his rise to power. He also created alliances with other Roman leaders such as Pompey, a general, and Crassus, the wealthiest man in Rome.
