All roads lead to Rome

Well not exactly!

Our road led to Canberra and National Museum of Australia’s amazing exhibition on Rome. Ancient History students arrived keen and ready at 6am on Wednesday 24th October to depart our school for the long journey to Canberra. On the way down to the National Museum of Australia, we watch Mary Beard’s documentary on Roman Life. We arrived at 10am and started our education program on the exhibition ‘Rome: City and Empire’. Students were divided into two groups and analysed sources in regards to the concept of empire. Students then toured the Exhibition looking at elements of empire from their prior learning. The Exhibition allowed to students to get an overview of ancient Rome but also saw relevant artefacts for the Augustan Age like Agrippa’s bust and Augustus’ bust. There were statutes from Pompeii and Herculaneum also on display. After lunch, we explored the rest of the museum. On the way home, students keenly watched the movie “Spartacus”.

Student comments:

I believe that it is such a great experience to visit the National Museum of Australia and to witness the Rome exhibition. Witnessing all these magnificent sculptures and artefacts is a truly unforgettable experience.  Dejan Karac

Attending the exhibition was very educational due to their engaging range of sources, which included statues, jewellery and many more artefacts. The exhibition gave me an insight on how ancient Rome was and the way the Romans, Egyptians and Greeks all shared similarities. Taylor Vo

On this trip to Canberra we were very lucky to have direct connections to our syllabus. It was so exciting to be able to see artefacts and sources from ancient Roman Empires. I definitely learnt a lot and encourage others to go.   Hannah Samson

The Ancient History excursion provided me with a firsthand insight into our Year 12 course. It was unfathomable that what our class had constantly viewed on electronic screens was right in front of me. This experience was extremely valuable and rewarding for the future.   Aisha Shah

I really  enjoyed the trip by the bus. I was amazed at all the history.  Filip

Mrs S Haskett, Head Teacher, History and Languages