Line of enquiry- ‘Where do the Ancient Romans fit in to the bigger picture?’

We worked in groups to explore the chronology of the Ancient Roman civilization.  We placed different periods of History onto the correct place on the timeline, including periods we have studied before.  We then tried to work out where the Ancient Romans would fit in on the timeline.  As a group we had to consider:

• What else was going on at the time of the Ancient Roman era?
• Did the Ancient Roman period last long?  Is it a significant period of history? 
• What came before it?  What came after? 
• Can you hypothesise why it might have come to an end?
• What other observations can you make about the timeline?