SCHOOL boys from Ascot visited an excavated Roman Palace last week, with remains of incredible mosaic floors, ruins of baths and beautiful gardens on show.

Year 4 Papplewick pupils went to Fishbourne Palace near Chichester last week where they had an 'interview session' with a Roman Soldier, in full armour and with weapons. The rest of the visit involved the boys in writing their name and age in Latin with ink; making a mini mosaic; cooking in a Roman kitchen; a problem-solving activity to make a mini arched bridge; playing with Roman children's games (an early version of 'checkers' for example) and dressing as a Roman slave - with one lucky boy being dressed in 'royal' purple as Emperor!

Tom Bunbury, headmaster, said: “The visit was full of fascinating activities, and the boys all learned a lot about how the Romans lived.”