Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!

Today, we discuss the Roman army and breeze over the life of a Roman Soldier! 

As always, let's look at the learning outcome for Ancient Rome - 3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Happy Listening!! 

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!

Today, we discuss 4 ways that Romans kept themselves entertained! 

As always, let's look at the learning outcome for Ancient Rome - 3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Happy Listening!! 

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!

Today, we discuss the life of a slave in ancient Rome and learn a little about Spartacus and his famous slave rebellion of 73BCE.

As always, let's look at the learning outcome for Ancient Rome - 3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Happy Listening!! 

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!
In today's episode, we discuss the life of women and children in ancient Rome!

Let's not forget about that all-important learning outcome as well! 3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Don't forget to share and leave a review!

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!
In today's episode, we cover the life of a Roman Plebian, and discuss what Roman people might have eaten!

Let's also remind ourselves of the Learning Outcome for Ancient Rome -  3.1 - investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Happy Listening!! 

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!
In today's episode, we discuss the layout of a Roman town and the life of a Patrician!

Don't forget the all-important learning outcome - 3.1  investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world. 

Welcome to 5-Minute History, your one-stop shop for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert History revision!
A quick introduction to our favourite ancient civilisation.... Ancient Rome!

The learning outcome for Ancient Rome is: 3.1 - Investigate the lives of people in one ancient or medieval civilisation of their choosing, explaining how the actions and/or achievements of that civilisation contributed to the history of Europe and/or the wider world.

Be sure to leave a review, follow, and share! 

In this episode, we revise how archaeologists find sites to excavate, what a typical excavation or dig looks like, and what methods archaeologists use to date objects that they find! 

Today's episode is all about sources - primary and secondary sources, and the 5 different styles of sources that you might encounter in your studies! You will also learn what Bias, Propaganda, and Exaggeration is! 

After 12 months we are back! This time, we are here to cover the Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert history courses. With this episode, we kick things off with the very first thing you discuss in the history class, what history is, and what a historian and archaeologist actually do!