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Edinburgh's Fettes College stages gladiator training with Roman centurion

Gladiator training, drama, history, mythology and a Roman feast all featured prominently when Edinburgh’s Fettes College welcomed pupils from other schools for a Classics Day.

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At Fettes Classics Day this week, a pupil asked what accent the Romans would have. What a great question! The answer is we really can't know for sure how a Roman would have sounded. Added to that, a lot depends on how you define 'Roman'.
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But we can say there would have been a wide variety of accents heard in the camp, as well as in towns and cities across the empire. Even at the top, emperor Severus's north african accent was mocked by the senate. But as to what that accent sounded like, we'll never be sure.
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More photos from tuesday's visit to Fettes!
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Great to be back @FettesPrep once again!
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Our 1st Form took part in the Senior School Classics Day yesterday. 🐝 The pupils had the chance to join in with gladiatorial training and a Greek Theatre workshop, as well as putting together a collaborative mosaic. They had a delicious Roman feast at lunchtime too! 👏🌟👏
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Happy Saturnalia!
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A welcome return to Fettes last thursday for the annual classics day!
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I have very much enjoyed the annual visits to Jennifer's Classics class at @KirkcaldyHigh each year, where the new intake for that year are 'recruited' into the Roman army for the afternoon - whether they like it or not ;-) All the best for the future, Jennifer!
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Today we bid farewell to the sterling service provided by Jennifer Shearer, Classics teacher at @KirkcaldyHigh School for the past 29 years! After 40 years of teaching, she is now due to retire this month to explore new projects.
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I'll be on Darren Mcgarvey's tv series this evening on the BBC Scotland channel!
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Kirkcaldy High School asked me to provide a short video advocating why pupils should choose Classics, here it is!
Hi all  I’m delighted to say that this new series which I had the pleasure of participating in starts on the 9th Feb, BBC Scotland at 10pm. And yes, there is a Roman connection!
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Happy Saturnalia everyone! The Roman winter festival was held from 17th to 23rd December. Macrobius called it 'the best of days'😀
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Some additional photos from Fettes Prep School Classics Day
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