As part of our new topic children in Year 3 visited Murton Park in York. We spent the day living as soldiers from the Roman army.
We even had to sign a contract to say that we agreed to stay for 25 years and that we would not get married! At the end of the day we got paid a silver Roman coin!
We took part in weapons training, marching drills and guarding practice. In the afternoon we had to battle a Celt who had come to try and reclaim land! A good time was had and we learnt lots of new things.
What can you tell us about the Romans?
Do you have any questions about our visit or what we learnt?
Please comment below and year 3 will try and answer your questions?
Romans enemies were called celts
In the roman army there were only girls.
Zara, I think you have got a little mixed up. There were actaly only boys in the
roman army.
The building of rome began 735 years before Jesus was born.
Well done Zara, you have remembered some interesting facts. Perhaps you could use the internet to find out some more facts about romans?
When Dehleez came home from her trip to Murton park she was telling me that the houses were made out of straw and animal poo.
Also that we had to sign a letter and promise we will never get married! and promise to stay in the Roman army for 25 years. She siad that the canchiaran called me out and asked if i was a girl and he siad that i have to be a boy for the day not a girl. The Romans god was called Jupitar.
I know that romans only get payed 4 times a year and in the army girls wornt allowd.The romans had to stay in the army for 25 years.
25 years is such a long time, I am not sure I could cope for 25 years without Mrs Harrison…well…maybe I could :0)
The Romans enimies were called Celts and one paticular person in the Celts was Boudicca. The Roman toilets were disgusting and they used a sponge and stick to clean their bottoms. Ugh. A famous Roman leader was called Julius Ceaser and he married Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, also they had a baby.
The password to get through was called hailseazas.In the roman army the helmats where
so big for nearly everyone and lots of us wanted to take them off.
The Roman Army was divided into two groups-legionaries and auxiliaries. The optio helmet sometimes had black and white plumes so he could be distinguished among the soldiers.
I enjoyed the blade throwing the best because we had to collabrate and throw at the same time.
That trip looks great i wish i was there that really looks fun
When we put the shield on our head it was extremly heavy.When we was walking
the word was sin dex ,sin dex, sin dex.