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Pompeii have some wonderful mosaic, but i`ve never seen a better one than this.
After the young Roman mosais designer Felix starts work in Pompeii, his whole life changes. There he fall in love with the beautiful Greek slave Agathe, who can see into the future. When the volcano Vesuvius sends hot ash over the city, Felix and Agathe`s brother Alcander ride to the port of Misenum for help. But will the reach admiral Gaius Plinius intime.

Dream and make it reality

ACTIVITY

 

Guess  what

What happens  in the next chapter ? Match  the two halves  of each sentence

a. Gaius Plinius                                                 1: stay  in Herculaneum
b. A sailor  in Stabiae                                        2: get into  a small boat 
c Agathe                                                            3 hits Rectina and  she falls into the sea
d Petrus  and  Bassus                                        4. goes south  in the boat alone.                            
e. festus, Rectina andAghate                            5. dies  on the beach at Stabie
f. Festus                                                            6 : sees a small  boat in the sea.

CONFLICT

• Boat  and ship
•  the ships  left Misenum    the mountain  towards  Herculaneum  faster than the wind itself
• Rectina and Festus  carried the boat to the beach. Rectina and Agathe got in. Then Festus pushed  the boat into the sea ,
•  The boat drifted  south with the  wind  but there were people all around them in the sea because  they were still near  the land 
• Festus Pulled  back on the oar  but the man was stronger and he pulled  Festus in to the see with him 
• Early the next morning  Gaius Plinius returned to the ships. He was coughing  badly in the hot, smelly air.
• Back     to Rome 
• Some sailors  went to ckeck  the little silver boat. Felix watched  without  much interest  as two sailor got into it .
• Agathe swallowed  and her eyes opened  She saw  Felix  and smiled 
• That the evening  when Agathe  woke up  she could  talk again. She told Felix  and the sailors everything she had seen in Pompeii and Heculaneum   
•  The Roman Empire 30BC-476AD: Roman history is divided into three main time periods: before the rise of Rome, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. The Empire period is usually divided up by who was the Emperor.
• Homes and Families: For rich Romans, the family was like a small business with slave as well as childresn. Roman men had a lot more power tan women both in and out of the home.
• Architecture: this is Roman temple. You can still see it in Rome. it was built for the ancient Roman gods, and it has one of the first domes on it. It look eight years to build
• Techology: The roman invented many things to make the live of rich people more comfortable. They didn´t invent many machines, because the had slaves to do all their work.
• Leisure: Ancient Romans went to the baths to relax as well as wash. the were a good place to exercise, meet Friends and do business. Romans liked horse asn chariot races, and gladiator shows, too!
• Food: Rich Roman ate wonderful food cooked by slaves. Many por Romans didn´t have kitchens, so they took their food to Baker to cook. There were many take-away food shops in Ancient Rome.     

SETTING

• Boat  and ship
•  the ships  left Misenum    the mountain  towards  Herculaneum  faster than the wind itself
• Rectina and Festus  carried the boat to the beach. Rectina and Agathe got in. Then Festus pushed  the boat into the sea ,
•  The boat drifted  south with the  wind  but there were people all around them in the sea because  they were still near  the land 
• Festus Pulled  back on the oar  but the man was stronger and he pulled  Festus in to the see with him 
• Early the next morning  Gaius Plinius returned to the ships. He was coughing  badly in the hot, smelly air.
• Back     to Rome 
• Some sailors  went to ckeck  the little silver boat. Felix watched  without  much interest  as two sailor got into it .
• Agathe swallowed  and her eyes opened  She saw  Felix  and smiled 
• That the evening  when Agathe  woke up  she could  talk again. She told Felix  and the sailors everything she had seen in Pompeii and Heculaneum   
•  The Roman Empire 30BC-476AD: Roman history is divided into three main time periods: before the rise of Rome, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire. The Empire period is usually divided up by who was the Emperor.
• Homes and Families: For rich Romans, the family was like a small business with slave as well as childresn. Roman men had a lot more power tan women both in and out of the home.
• Architecture: this is Roman temple. You can still see it in Rome. it was built for the ancient Roman gods, and it has one of the first domes on it. It look eight years to build
• Techology: The roman invented many things to make the live of rich people more comfortable. They didn´t invent many machines, because the had slaves to do all their work.
• Leisure: Ancient Romans went to the baths to relax as well as wash. the were a good place to exercise, meet Friends and do business. Romans liked horse asn chariot races, and gladiator shows, too!
• Food: Rich Roman ate wonderful food cooked by slaves. Many por Romans didn´t have kitchens, so they took their food to Baker to cook. There were many take-away food shops in Ancient Rome.     

VOCABULARY

•  Collect:to go and the someone or something from recolect
  
  statue : A picture a person made metal or stone 
  
  Earthquake : when  the ground stoves suddenly.
  
  God: an important being who never dies and who decides  what happens in the world
  
  Slave : a person who must   work for to money.
  
  freedom : being free
  
  City : ( plural cities  )  a big and important town. 
  
  carriage : an old kind of car that horses pull
  
  partner : someone who  owns a business with other people.
  
  Graffitti  words in big letters that people write quickly  on walls in the street for other people to read.
  
  believe : to thing  that something is true
  
  Kiss : to touch  lovingly  with your mouth
  Honour. Something  that makes you feel special and pleased  ; to do  something special to remember  someone or something.
  
  Slap : to hit with your open  hand.
  Clap: to hit your hands together.
  Dining room the room in a house where people eat
  Drunk: when someone has had too much strong drink.
  Repair to make something that is broken  good again
  Gladiator :A strong fighter that Roman people  went to watch fighting other men or animals.
  couch : a long eat to lie on
  nod to move your head  up and down.
  Deck : where  you  walk outside on a ship
  prove to make people see that something is true.
  innocence: when you have not done anything wrong.
  Attack: to start fighting
  knee : the middle  of your leg; you move it when you sit or walk
  Grab . to take  someone or something quickly in your hands
  Anger : you feel this when you are angry.
  Wave: a line of water that moves accross  the top  of the sea.
  Citizen: someone who lives freely  in a country  or city.
  Confused : not thinking clearly.
  exhausted: very tired
  Port : a town where a ships can come in to land
  Account :  when you agree with shop that they  will write  down everything  you buy there and that you  will pay at the end of the month
  
  Waste .  to use badly.
  Palm : atree with wide leaves that you find in hot countries.
  towel: you dry   yourself with   this afther a bath .
  Chat : to talk

CHARACTERS

 

 

• Caius Lapidus: He´s Roman senator, the owner of the house where Felix has just finished a mosaic
• Spurius: He owns a mosaic business and Felix and Petrus work for him.
• Flavia: She´s Spirius´s daughter and she´s in love with one of this workers.
• Felix: He´s Spurius´s slave, and he designs and makes mosaics.
• Petrus: He´s a freed man who Works for Spirius and makes mosaic.
• Cassia: She´s Spurius´s wife. she´s often angry whit her husband
• Rectina: She sleeps through a small earthquake
• Bassus:  He comes back home drunk after the earthquake
• Agathe: She Works in Bassus´s house as a slave
• Festus: He´s Bassus´s friend and help him to find the mosaic
• Alcander: He´s Agathe´s brother and other slave