Ever since the appearance of the first civilizations, there has been the common political theme of single, all powerful rulers. The Romans and the Egyptians were one of the first ones to really take this idea to the next level by having one individual rule an entire, constantly expanding empire, but many more followed all the way until the postmodern era when we saw the rise of fascist empires like Germany and Italy. For my Latin Cultural Project I researched two classical emperors of the Roman Empire, Augustus and Nero, and compared them to the two leaders of the fascist empires, Hitler and Mussolini. All four of the leaders were somewhat different due to the separate ages in which they ruled, but to my surprise, they were also very similar.
To incorporate all of these leaders into my product while comparing them at the same time, I decided to create a Kahoot. I also wanted to create a Kahoot because Kahoot has been one of my favorite things about Latin class and since this is my last year as a Latin scholar, unless I pursue it in college, I really wanted to create something that I directly associate with my Latin experiences over the past four years. To summarize the Kahoot I created, it is a 15 question game called “Classical Emperors Vs. Modern Dictators”, where each question is made to show specific research I found on the leaders. I actually had a lot of fun with this cultural project and think it was a great way to end the year and show off what we have learned.
Works Cited
Baker, Rosalie F., and Charles F. Baker. Ancient Romans: Expanding the Classical Tradition. Oxford University Press, 1998.
“Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini.” Claus Von Stauffenberg, www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/benito-amilcare-andrea-mussolini.
“Bios.” History TV, www.history.co.uk/biographies/adolf-hitler.
Greenblatt, Miriam. Augustus and Imperial Rome. Benchmark Books, 2000.
“Conquerors.” Venezuelan War of Independence – Timeline Index, www.timelineindex.com/content/select/844/1023,844?pageNum_rsSite=0&totalRows_rsSite=46.