Friday 30 October 2015

Y4 Roman Day

Year 4 enjoyed a  Roman School Workshop, which bought the history of Roman Britain alive in our school hall. First there was a fun and exciting timeline-based visit from a Roman auxilliary who talked about his quest for Roman citizenship.

The pupils learnt about some of the hardships suffered by the soldiers: from cold nights spent on Hadrian's wall in 150AD, to long days marching and fighting barbarians! After that the pupils had a hands on demonstration of how the Romans used the legendary Roman Testudo (Tortoise) fighting formation in battle.

This was followed by a look at the day-to-day life of a Roman soldier with a detailed examination of a soldier's kit.

I really enjoyed the Roman artefact sorting task, wherewe handled genuine 1,800 year old Roman artefacts: rings, brooches, belt buckles and pottery.
Tony Marshall

I wouldn't have wanted to be a Roman soldier... too much walking!
Arhann





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