Transcript Badger class visit to Lullingstone Roman Villa

Badger class visit to
Lullingstone Roman Villa
We had a lovely day at one of the most outstanding Roman villa
survivals in Britain. We were taken by a convoy of parents (in
torrential rain) to the beautiful Darent Valley to visit the villa. We
learnt that the villa was begun in about AD 100, and developed to
suit the tastes and beliefs of successive wealthy owners, reaching
its peak of luxury in the mid-4th century.
•We viewed the spectacular mosaics and prints of the rare wall
paintings, a heated bath-suite and a ‘house-church’.
•We enjoyed a video and light show which brought the villa to life,
and galleries display Lullingstone’s fascinating collection of Roman
artefacts.
•We had a brilliant presentation where we learnt about life in
Roman times.
•We tried on Roman costumes and completed various tasks to find
out more about the villa and the people who lived there.
We had a very
interesting talk by a
lady from ancient
Rome.
We tasted some
Roman food.
We were allowed to handle real Roman
artefacts and learnt all about them.
We dressed up in Roman costumes.
We learnt about and made mosaics.
We researched what all the rooms
were and looked at lots of exhibits that
taught us about life in the Villa.