PR-2237IRE Ancient Rome

Activity 4 – Coordinates
A Roman battle (2 persons)
TT –
QQQ –
B –
O –
A –
S –
Trireme (warship with 3 banks of oars on each side)
Quinquereme (warship with 5 banks of oars on each side)
Ballista (bolt-firing machine)
Onager (catapult for hurling rocks)
Aries (battering ram)
Siege tower
Follow the steps in the procedure below.
1. Each partner uses the blank 10x10 square at the bottom of his/her page.
2. The players set their own battle scene with the same number of war machines as the example.
3. Player’A’ then gives a coordinate reading, say F4, and player ‘B’ checks
on his sheet and says ‘a miss’ if player ‘A’ is unsuccessful. If player ‘A’
says H7, as on the example, player ‘B’ would say ‘damage on my trireme’
and put a cross through H7. Player ‘A’ would then have a bonus turn
(after a ‘hit’) and would try to sink the trireme with another ‘hit’.
4. When a player has a turn they must place a dot in their nominated
coordinate reading so they know which readings they have used.
5. The winner is the one who destroys the other player’s war machines
first.
NB: The horizontal line must be read first (for example, D6, A9 etc.)
The game could be played over the period of time the Romans are being
studied as pupils complete a worksheet. Time limits could be in place—
say 10 minutes—with the player destroying most enemy war machines
being declared the winner.
Viewing Sample
– 90 – Ancient Rome Prim-Ed Publishing www.prim-ed.com