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Classics & Ancient History Warwick Classics Network

Hidden Histories

  • Regina of Arbeia

    Introduce your class to the story of the freedwoman Regina, and the multicultural nature of her tombstone. But how did she change her status?

  • Julia Domna

    Learn about the wife of Septimius Severus, Rome's first African emperor, and why she was named 'mother of the army camps'.

  • Disability in antiquity

    How was disability portrayed in ancient contexts? Introduce key figures, the lived experience and the Homeric world.

Discover the Hidden Histories of the ancient world. These learning resources are designed to introduce diverse topics to Key Stage 3 pupils that cover issues such as gender roles, disability and historic slavery in the context of ancient life.

Regina of Arbeia

Learn about the freedwoman whose tombstone reveals how multicultural Roman Britain really was in the 2nd century AD.

PowerPoint presentation Activity worksheet Teachers' notes

Julia Domna

Introducing the wife of Rome's first African Emperor. Julia Domna was named mater castrorum, 'mother of the camps'.

PowerPoint presentation Activity worksheet Teachers' notes

Disability in antiquity

Explore how disability was understood in the ancient world, from the mythology of Hephaestus to the Homeric world.

PowerPoint presentation Activity worksheet Teachers' notes

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