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With a recent map of the city, look for the Goth district, the name of the most important persons at Theodoric’s Court and put them back in their historical context.
OBJECTIVES
to develop space and time orientation
to learn how to search documents
to develop the capacity to raise problems and to link facts, persons and events
SKILLS
to find one’s bearings on the city map with a compass
to use correctly the devices and documents given by the teacher
to situate, while completing a sheet, the most important persons of the Goth King’s Court and the kind of relation they had with the King
MATERIALS
compass
ancient and present maps of Ravenna, chronological charts
grilled-sheet to complete, pencils and sheets of paper
documentations to consult (small biographies of the persons, textual and iconographic documentation on the studied persons)
REFERENCES
Theodoric’s Park in Ravenna
Bibliography :
W. BENDAZZI, “Opuscules on Theodoric and Severin Boece" (“Opuscules sur Théodoric et sur Severin Boèce")
W. BENDAZZI, “Storia di Ravenna antica raccontata ai ragazzi", Ravenna Zanuccoli 1985
G. MORINI, “Stradario storico di Ravenna", Ravenna Il Romagnolo 1986
PROCEDURES
Find one’s bearings in the city (in groups), locate different ancient districts
Outside the Mausoleum, each group is given a compass and must find their bearings from the monument and the city walls using two maps : a recent and a medieval map.
Look for the “Goth District" on the recent map (North-East of Ravenna, near the Mausoleum), where there are many streets bearing the names of persons who lived at Theodoric’s age. Copy out the names.
Complete a “sheet" (in the “Tessellae centre") : this sheet represents Theodoric surrounded with the people the children must find the name and role. Give indications to complete the sheet, put at the pupils’ disposal auxiliary documentation where they can find the kind of relation and biographical elements of the different persons. Share the different works and assess.
FOLLOW-ON-ACTIVITIES
Search for :
other important persons at Theodoric’s Court
the figure of Severin Boece, the King’s counsellor and philosopher
Theodoric’s behaviour at the end of his reign
The Goth King‘s genealogic tree
ASSESSMENT
Capacity for the pupil :
to use a map and a compass
to analyse and interpret historical documents
Anna Bolognesi Professeur d’Italien et d’Histoire. Ravenna, Italie.