Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome

In this lesson, students will discuss the merits of heredity rule. After using various games, features, and video clips from the Web site, students should have learned basic information about each of nine featured emperors. Students will use what they have learned to discuss the qualifications of each emperor, whether or not each was a successful leader, and who, if any of these men, could be elected to lead a country in today's world. For their final project, students will create campaign posters for a selected emperor. The posters will reflect the emperor's achievements, leadership style, personality and other qualifications in a positive manner.