FIELD DAY: YEAR 8 IN ROMAN LONDON

a design). These metopes were covered with Lapiths and centaurs. The Lapiths and centaurs were a metaphor for the Persians against the Greeks. What I like about it was that the metopes showed victories for both sides, which shows it was a tough battle. We also saw some Roman artifacts including an interesting tomb and we also got an insight in to what the Romans used as building materials.

Manu, Year 8 writes...

During my visit to the British Museum and the Roman Amphitheatre, I was given the chance to visit the world of Romans and see Britain’s classical history. Here are some highlights:

The path and the ‘prologue’: Once we arrived at school, we were provided with some information from Ms Nash’s PowerPoint. We were taught about Greek vases and the two types of figures that were used: red figure and black figure. These vases were used at different points in time, black figure being used first, but eventually red figure was used to achieve a higher level of precision on the vases made. Ms Nash also told us about a new Roman mausoleum discovered the day before out trip. During our journey to our destinations, we took the tube, as well as walking between the London Museum and the Roman Amphitheatre. I think most of my friends (and myself) enjoyed the journey and the experience at each of our locations.

The British Museum: Once we arrived at the museum, Ms Nash presented us with three challenges per area for the museum. For the first, we were tasked with finding Theseus’ Kylix. For the second, we were asked to find our favourite artifact. For our third, we had to complete our booklets.

For my friends and I, our most memorable moment of the trip was when we were frantically searching for the Kylix, but we ended up finding the exhibit closed, resulting in a funny photo of us with a faint glass container.

In the Parthenon’s area, my friends and I viewed a selection of metopes (rectangular slabs with

The Roman Amphitheatre: Once we arrived at the Roman Amphitheatre, we took it in turns to visit the gallery beneath. The curator also gave as a tour of the area. Inside, you had to use your imagination but it was still wonderful as we got to see some parts of the amphitheatre and two areas which were kept airtight for thousands of years which I found very impressive to, say the least.

Overall, my visit to the British Museum and Amphitheatre was a fantastic experience. This was because it permitted me to take a glimpse into the lives of the Romans and Roman gladiators. My favourite part was when we got to visit the amphitheatre.