We had an extremely exciting afternoon in 3V owing to a visit from the famous time travelling detective, Professor McGinty, who came to share his knowledge of the Roman Empire with us!
The eccentric Professor kept us all on the edge of our seats with his anecdotes and fascinating insight into the world of the Romans. The children learnt all about the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43, handling Celtic and Roman artefacts and finding out all about how the Romans dressed, dined, fought and lived 2000 years ago.
The children had a wonderful time and learnt an awful lot about the 'Rotten Romans.'
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| The larger-than-life Professor McGinty made quite an entrance! |
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| Prof. McGinty explained that he and his pet owl, Dr Hoot ("don't laugh, it's his name!") travelled back in time to visit the Romans. |
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| What could the mysterious message mean? |
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| Prof. McGinty showed us a variety of Celtic and Roman artefacts. These mosaics formed part of a decorative floor design. The Romans even had underfloor heating! |
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| The mosaics were beautiful |
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| One of the children was promoted to Centurion! |
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| Prof. McGinty demonstrated the reason for the metal neck protection on the Centurion's helmet! |
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| The Centurion fought back! |
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| The full Roman uniform looked impressive, but it was very heavy! |
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| The Roman coins were fascinating. |
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| Each coin showed a different Emperor |
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| We learnt all about Roman personal hygiene... |
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| Posh Romans dined on delicious stuffed dormice! Snails were a popular choice with Romans of all classes. |
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| A Roman lady would have worn an outfit just like this one. |
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| Only Roman Emperors could afford to wear purple clothes, because purple dye was incredibly expensive. |
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| Prof. McGinty's mysterious sidekick quizzed the children on what they had learnt. |
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| At the end of the session, the children could decode the mysterious Roman message. |
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| Everyone had an amazing time watching the eccentric Professor at work! |
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