An outreach project in Oxford primary schools, 2015-7
Led by the Ashmolean education department and the ASHLI project team, a range of activities were piloted that inspired pupils to find out more about Roman life using Latin inscriptions:
Picking a Roman name
Making a clay inscription with Roman name
Making a metal votive using Roman name and choosing a Roman job and an appropriate deity
Roman Army commands games
Decorating polystyrene “sling bullets” with Latin taunts
Learning about Roman mass production (including handling ancient objects if there was time
The Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project (AshLI) is a three-way collaboration between Warwick University, Oxford University and the Ashmolean Museum, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
