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The official page for Classics at Rugby High School

Joined October 2013
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Some photos from the trip
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We had an amazing time last week in Greece. Much fun was had although it's safe to say we are still recovering a little!
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Remember Classics Club is in Room 11 every Friday at 1.30pm - last time we played Roman board games including tabula!
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bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Chester: The city which still celebrates Saturnalia bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-me…

Chester: The city which still celebrates Saturnalia

Christmas in Chester means a celebration of more than one set of 2,000-year-old traditions.

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theguardian.com/lifeandstyle… Miss Plummer’s article of the moment

The Roman empire: why men just can’t stop thinking about it

Women across the world are asking men how often the ancient civilisation pops into their head – and the answer is frequently startling

theguardian.com
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Huge congratulations to our Year 11s today. We are proud of your hard work and your achievements 😊
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We are less than an hour from school. Had an awesome time and everyone was a delight. Huge thanks to Miss Plummer, Miss Lynch and Miss Bell for the help 😊
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Very hot but still having an amazing time
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Stunning Vico Equense
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Hot but happy students. We have arrived in Italy and have toured round the Flavian Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli.
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Five weeks until our Bay of Naples trip is underway. We can’t wait!
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theguardian.com/world/2023/m…

Pompeii dig finds skeletal remains dating back to Vesuvius earthquake

Two men believed to have been killed when building collapsed during early stages of AD79 volcanic eruption

theguardian.com
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Hope you all have a very restful Easter break.
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Roman History
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Today 44BC Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March in Rome. Appointed Dictator of Rome in 48BC he defeated his opponents before instigating a series of reforms, including the Roman calendar.
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Treasures from new digs reveal that Pompeii is far from ‘frozen in time’ theguardian.com/science/2023…

Treasures from new digs reveal that Pompeii is far from ‘frozen in time’

Pliny the Younger said the tale of the city’s disaster would live for ever and a new excavation will reveal more about the Romans who lived – and died – there

theguardian.com
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Happy World Book Day from Hades, Hercules and Pegasus!
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Hope you’re all having a great half term. Don’t forget when we get back to come to Classics Club every Friday 1.30 Room 11😊
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