https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz Facts about the Romans, Celts and Vikings en-us 2020-06-22 07:38:17 UTC 2025-03-31 17:37:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3f4-e0067-e0062-e0073-e0063-e0074-e007f.png mrshanks https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635777784 Use the '+' symbol at the bottom to create a new box, then in the title bit write which group your fact is about. Then type your fact into the box, and paste in the link you used to find out this fact. ]]> 2020-06-22 07:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635777784 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635820964 The Romans copied a lot of things from ancient Greece like their gods and goddesses but changed their names, they also copied their art. I got this because I read the Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus series more than 10 time. 

Good - just remember those are novels so not everything in them will be 100% accurate!]]> 2020-06-22 08:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635820964 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635825340 Sometimes the Romans would flood the Colosseum or Circus Maximus for a boat battle]]> 2020-06-22 08:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635825340 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635853359 Urine Tax was a tax charged by the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century upon the collection of urine. The tax was eventually discontinued, but it was brought back into effect again by Nero's successor Vespasian and applied to all public toilets.

]]> 2020-06-22 08:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635853359 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635856833 The Vikings are infamous for their plundering ways. But many of them actually travelled to other countries to settle peacefully and farm or craft, or to trade goods to take back home.]]> 2020-06-22 08:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635856833 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635870210  The Romans had built a road network of 53,000 miles by the early fourth century. Each Roman mile was about 4,800 feet and marked by a milestone, giving birth to the saying “All roads lead to Rome.” ]]> 2020-06-22 09:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635870210 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635883036 Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene. Excavations have shown that they had combs, tweezers, razors and ear cleaners all made from animal bones and fur.]]> 2020-06-22 09:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635883036 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635936754 ·       The Celts established their own customs and culture throughout Scotland, establishing the clan system headed by a single chieftain as the family unit, and a class structure which placed warriors at the top, priests, bards and merchants in the middle, and artisans, farmers, and slaves at the bottom.

]]> 2020-06-22 10:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/635936754 https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/636049829 The Romans settled in Scotland to protect themselves from the unfriendly northern tribes. And came to Scotland in 43 AD]]> 2020-06-22 12:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mrshanks/9lrvro0gbv0ad7jz/wish/636049829