Did you know that you can visit a Roman town.. in Hull?! A few weeks ago I headed down to give a talk to their Classical Association, and was keen to explore their museums while I was there. My first stop was the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology. And was I in forContinue reading “Romans… in Hull!”
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Adventure with Aeneas!
Everyone loves Odysseus and his epic journey home from Troy via witches, ghosts, monsters, storms, and angry gods. But what about the other heroes fighting in the Trojan War – especially on the opposing side!? There’s an intriguing imbalance when it comes to kids versions of Homeric epic (Greek) and the later epic of Virgil,Continue reading “Adventure with Aeneas!”
The Ancient World… in 100 words!
We’re in a big making-up-stories phase at the minute, coinciding with the 5yo’s current focus in school on independent creative writing. He loves writing all sorts of weird and wonderful little tales about monsters and ghosts and smugglers (thanks, Famous Five), so I’ve been gathering some books specifically designed to build vocabulary – and thereContinue reading “The Ancient World… in 100 words!”
Top 8 Ancient Myth Books… for Kids!
After a busy messy summer, we’re getting everything ready for the start of a new school and university year – and everyone knows the first step of tidying up is organising the bookshelves! So while we sort out our shelves full of myths and monsters, we thought we’d share some of our current favourites fromContinue reading “Top 8 Ancient Myth Books… for Kids!”
Meg et Mog… et Julius Caesar!
Meg and Mog are a bedtime staple in our house – we love the bright cheerful illustrations and the slightly nonsensical stories. Since I’ve been working on so many Roman-themed projects this year, it seemed like it was finally time to get ourselves a copy of Meg and the Romans by Jan Pienkowski and DavidContinue reading “Meg et Mog… et Julius Caesar!”
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