SECONDARY SCHOOL OF S. PEDRO DO SULPORTUGAL

SEARCHING OUR HISTORICAL PAST

CLASS 7 A

NowadaysNowadays we belong to the we belong to the European Union, making European Union, making part of a community with a part of a community with a multiplicity of peoples all of multiplicity of peoples all of them belonging to Europe.them belonging to Europe.

OUR ROMAN PAST• In the past we made part of the In the past we made part of the

great Roman Empire, which great Roman Empire, which integrated a great variety of integrated a great variety of peoples distributed by three peoples distributed by three continents. The Romans continents. The Romans controlled completely navigation controlled completely navigation and commerce in the and commerce in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea and in the territories around this “mare territories around this “mare nostrum.” nostrum.”

• Lusitania , in the Iberian Lusitania , in the Iberian Peninsula, rich in metals, was Peninsula, rich in metals, was not easy to conquer. In spite of not easy to conquer. In spite of their courage, the Lusitanian their courage, the Lusitanian people, the Portuguese, were people, the Portuguese, were defeated by the powerful defeated by the powerful Roman legions when their Roman legions when their chief, Viriato, was dead behind chief, Viriato, was dead behind his back.his back.

•The Romans left many traces in Portugal: Latin words, roads, spa, milestones, temples, bridges and many ruins of cities built similarly to Rome.

• It was in search of the ruins of a city, Conimbriga, which is located near us, we made a study trip on the 12th February.

A ROMAN HOUSE

THE SWIMMING POOL

“Casa dos Repuxos” - Conímbriga

The Silence of

the Past

A picture to remember…

Hipocausto

Laconium

In Rome be like Romans…

GLAZED TILES

Our class in the Forum

The Museum

The eternal glimpse of a woman…

Tired, but happy to discover our roots…

• Marílis TavaresHistory Teacher

Class 7 A