GROUP TOGA/STOLA PHOTO
MATT Z. THROWING JAVELIN
STATUE OF MATT
PUTTING ON THE TOGA...
ANNE-SOPHIE & HER SCROLL
"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises" -Demosthenes
STATUE...
STATUE...
WAX SEALS...
Here's what we did together on Wednesday
-Nummus Diei... the ancient coin of the day (Caesar claimed to be related to Venus!)
-Olympics: Javelin throw!
3rd place - Matt Z.
2nd place - Matt
1st place - Gabe (again! someone needs to take him down Thursday!)
-ROMA - "The toga-clad nation"
We learned a little about Romans and their togas
WE ALL MADE TOGAS FOR OURSELVES TO WEAR - (lots of posing and pictures!)
Girls wear what is called a "stola"
Boys wear the "toga"
Only Roman citizens were allowed to wear the toga!
-MYTH: we listened to part II of the origins of the Trojan War
"The wedding of Thetis and Peleus" This wedding was
attended by the Olympian gods themselves... but soon a conflict insued
Who is "belissimae"? Aphrodite, Athena, or Hera? Zeus doesn't want
to choose!!!!
-Great Orators of Greece & Rome
We read a little about 4 major historical figures:
1. Pericles - leader of Athens during the 'golden age'
2. Cicero - great Roman statesman, orator, philosopher, and writer
-we did not quite get to these two!-
3. Demosthenes - Greek statesman and orator
4. Cato the Elder - grump old Roman statesman; he ended every speech, no
matter what it was about with "CARTHAGO DELENDA EST!" (Carthage must
be destroyed!)
SNACK: pita bread, olive oil, cheese, and TODAY's FEATURE...
-dried apricots
-dried rasins (vaious types)
-oranges
-FINAL CRAFT: Scroll making!
We produced replicas of ancient scrolls with famous quotes
from the figures we have been studying. Socrates was a favorite
among the students.
We also put wax seals on our scrolls to authenticate them.
A very fun day!
Sadly, Matt Zyla will not be with us the rest of the week, but he will get to go on a sweet camping trip. Have fun, Matt. Vale, amice!
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