Family activitiesDiscover the secrets of Roman London at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE. London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE is a cultural hub in the City of London showcasing the ancient Temple of Mithras, a selection of Roman artefacts, and contemporary art inspired by the site’s archaeology.
Instructions Take a virtual tour of London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE with the free Bloomberg Connects app. Download it from your app store and use what you discover to complete these fun activities.
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Did you know that artist Susan Hiller collected 70 songs about London and created an artwork called London Jukebox now on display at London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE? What is a jukebox?
Colour in the jukebox >>>>
What’s your favourite song about London? Use some of these words to write your own song lyrics:
Play your favourite song, sing and dance along!
London Mithras in street magic
lightscityartefacthomeand
sing friendsshinethewe
roman is are your archaeologist
discover you
Explore the Exhibition
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Using Bloomberg Connects, explore the virtual artefact case. See if you can find the following everyday objects left behind by the first Londoners.
Coins The Bull Key Oil Lamp
Mosaic Ring
Amulet
Shoe FlagonTablet
Explore the Artefacts Case
A mosaic is a piece of art created by assembling small pieces of coloured glass, ceramic, or stone into an image. Mosaic floors were a statement of wealth and importance in Roman times. Colour in the tiles to create a pattern or picture.
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Dot to Dot
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Using Bloomberg Connects uncover the mysteries of Mithras and solve the below puzzle. What object do you see?
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Boudica leads a
rebellion against Roman
forces and burns down Londinium
London
Mithraeum is built
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Britain is no longer ruled by
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A defensive wall is built around the
city. You can still see it today and
it’s called the London Wall
Romans successfully
invade Britain, led by Emperor
Claudius
Roman London
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Use Bloomberg Connects to learn about the history of Roman London, then add the letters where they belong on the timeline:
Roman numerals are the numbers that were used in ancient Rome, which used a combination of letters from the Latin alphabet.
I = 1 V = 5 X = 10
For example, the numerals II equal two, and VI equal six. Write the correct numbers for these Roman numerals:
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Roman Numerals
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AD 43 AD 61 AD 200 AD 240 AD 410
A B C D E
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Explore the Writing Tablet
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Roman Londoners wrote on small wooden tablets covered with a thin layer of wax instead of paper. Write your name on this tablet using the Roman alphabet below. You may need to be creative as some of our modern letters are missing!
a b c d e f g h i k l
m n o p q r s t u x
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Explore the temple of Mithras
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Using Bloomberg Connects watch the temple experience and imagine you are inside the Temple of Mithras.
What do you feel?
What language can you hear?
What musical instruments do you hear?
What do you think is happening inside the temple? Would you like to live in Roman London? Explain why.
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Mithraic Wordsearch
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Can you find all the words? They could run vertically, horizontally, forwards or backwards.
Test how much you have learned about the mysterious Temple of Mithras with the quiz below. A Mithraeum is a Roman temple or sacred space and True False the meeting place of the worshippers of the god Mithras. The Temple of Mithras was built from clay bricks and stone True False on the banks of the river Walbrook in 240 AD. The Temple of Mithras in the City of London is the only True False one that has been discovered in the world. The London Mithraeum was built underground. True False The Mithras cult only allowed women to worship? True False
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Build Your Own 3D Temple
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The Temple of Mithras was built of clay bricks and stone on the banks of the Walbrook. Like other mithraea, it was made to resemble the mythic cave where Mithras killed the bull and so was windowless, dark and secretive. Cut out the model below and assemble into your own Roman temple. Fold and glue the grey tabs in the order shown (1-4).