There’s much more to these subjects than just language learning. We are able to introduce pupils to some of the most exciting literary texts in Western culture, show them stunning works of art and architecture, and bring to life many of the most famous figures in this continent’s history.
In October 2013, 28 boys from the Middle and Upper School visited Sicily, touring the island from the slopes of Etna in the East to the desolate island of Mozia in the far West. For eight days we took in a variety of ancient sites, including the Roman mosaics at Piazza Armerina, the Doric temples at Agrigento and Selinunte, and a Carthaginian tophet, where the bodies of human sacrifices were buried.
In May, all boys in Year 8 visit the Roman villa at Lullingstone, where a recently refurbished museum displays a remarkably complete site which includes some stunning mosaics and some of the earliest recorded Christian worship in the country. Boys in Year 12 also make a day trips to the British Museum. This year’s visit afforded the boys the opportunity to see the most controversial of all the museum’s holdings, the Elgin Marbles.
Meeting the Emperor Pertinax at Lullingstone.
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