
A seat with a roman theme made with the pupils at Burgh By Sands Primary School. "Aballava" was the name of the roman fort on Hadrian's Wall that was once next to the school . "Aballava" is the latin word for orchard.




A roman sentry keeps guard

A roman sword or "Gladius"

Julius Ceasar sailed his army in a fleet of warships to invade Britain in 54BC

The Roman Standard had a hand that symbolised the oath made by the legionaries to the army

The eagle was a symbol of Rome and the power of the emperor. SPQR stands for the people and senate of Rome.

An amphora as it may have been found in an archeaolgical dig

A centurian's helmet and a "pugia" or roman dagger

A shrine to Mithras, the god worshipped by the soldiers

A roman burial urn