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Trajan’s Student Senate
In this immersive experience, middle school students will discover the politics of Ancient Rome—as Trajan’s senators. Inspired by Ancient Splendor: Roman and Art in the Time of Trajan and faced with the issues of Trajan’s time, students will debate laws, issue decrees, and develop governing strategies. Along the way, they will discover influencing factors of Roman life: superstition, ritual, loyalty, and ambition.
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Roman, 753 BCE–395 CE; Funerary Relief with the Circus Maximus (detail), beginning of the 2nd century CE; marble; 22 1/2 x 41 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches; Vatican Museums, Gregoriano Profano Museum, Vatican City, 9556 2026.11
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
