Fourth Form pupils studying Greek and Latin were transported to the palace of Knossos in Crete, as they explored the wondrous artefacts on display at the Ashmolean Museum. The new exhibition, ‘Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality’ was the first ever UK exhibition to focus on the palace of Knossos, which was the centre of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation, named after the legendary King Minos and first excavated more than 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Evans, the first director of the Ashmolean.
Pupils then immersed themselves in everyday life in Ancient Rome in a one-hour workshop where they explored the Museum’s Roman galleries and viewed key objects covering aspects of Roman life. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed the insights this gave them into the world of Ancient Rome and the interesting counterpoint it provided to their earlier exploration of the Minoans.
