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Experience history up close: Archaeologist Bernhard Bischler showed the sixth graders how the ancient Romans wrote - namely on wax tablets.
The highlight: putting on the armor with the heavy chain mail © Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
An archaeologist brings the Roman era back to life for Geretsried high school students.
The sixth graders agreed on the highlight.
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The students in the 6th grade at Geretsried High School learned this and much more as part of their Latin lessons.
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The archaeologist Bernhard Bischler visited the students and reported on a Roman road that he had excavated near Eschenlohe.
“With action days like these, we want to make antiquity more tangible for our students,” explain Latin teachers Tanja Höllt and Birgit Stein.
Both also see such activities as a “motivation boost” for the sixth graders.
In addition to his exciting lecture, Bischler came up with a lot of ideas for the children and managed to bring the very old story into the classrooms.
The students were highly concentrated while making wax tablets.
Because the Romans used to write on them.
To do this, they glued four sticks onto a plate.
Once the glue was a little dry, Bischler poured melted beeswax into the resulting field.
“It smells and looks like honey,” said the students.
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Although the wax sets within a few minutes, Bischler warned the sixth graders to “don’t write on it until you get home,” because then everything is really set.
The special thing about the wax tablets: They also appear in the Latin book with which the children learn the language in class, Höllt and Stein reveal.
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Helena (11) and Dana (12) found Roman Day “pretty exciting”.
They proudly report: “We were even allowed to lift up the chain mail.” Bischler also had a helmet, a sword called a gladius, and a shield.
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Luke also enjoyed Roman Day.
There is a special reason for this: “My dream career is to be an archaeologist,” says the student.
“Maybe I’ll excavate a Roman villa one day,” says the twelve-year-old, looking to the future.
He already has a wax tablet at home.
His big brother gave it to him.
“I think it's easier to write in a school notebook.
But the wax tablet is practical because you can always erase the text,” says the high school student.
By the way: Everything from the region is also available in our regular Wolfratshausen-Geretsried newsletter.
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