Roman Workshops

Portals To The Past

This engaging and motivating day studies life in Britain under the Pax Romana, the long period of relative peacefulness experienced by the Roman Empire.

The children explore the dramatic change in the lifestyle of even the lowliest citizens following the arrival of the Roman legions, take a tour through a bath-house and experience the excitement of the games arena. Real Roman artefacts provide the opportunity to get a real hands-on experience of history.

Other activities include:

Delta ' a Roman numeral, maths-based game

Roman quiz

Segedunum ' a simple and fun Roman game

A display of Roman and Celtic weapons and armour

Boudicca's final battle with the Romans

The day finishes with a gladiator show, in which the children have all the important roles, from slaves through to the mighty Emperor.

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Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

Romans

The Roman Conquest and Hadrians Wall Romanisation and ways of life Roman Buildings The Roman Army Boudicca Rebellion Our Roman Legacy

The children explore the dramatic change in the lifestyle of even the lowliest citizens following the arrival of the Roman legions, take a tour through a bath-house and experience the excitement of the games arena. This engaging and motivating day studies life in Britain under the Pax Romana, the long period of relative peacefulness experienced by the Roman Empire.

What size groups do we cater for?

Portals history workshops are designed to cater for up to 100 children, all day, working around your timetable.

Anything else?

Please note, if your school is located in a town or city we will require secure off-road parking for the duration of our visit to your school.

Who are Portals To The Past?

Bringing history lessons to life

We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring history workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of 'performing historians' with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.

Hands-on, educational workshops

Drawing upon an unrivalled pool of talented historians, archaeologists and reenactors, we typically visit more than 1,700 UK schools a year to deliver hands-on, educational workshops that leave kids (and teachers) buzzing.

Why choose Portals to the Past?

We are not just 'teachers that get dressed up'. Our multi-talented re-enactors are specialists in their field; true historians with a genuine passion for the past. The Portals team takes great delight in sharing their knowledge and their enjoyment of history with a whole new generation of history buffs.

As seen on film and TV...

Our Time Travellers are very much in demand for their depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject. They regularly take part in historical re-enactments, and have appeared in many films, historical documentaries and on the BBC's 'Horrible Histories'.