Denverus Spartacus and Spencerus, his mentor.

Denver and Spencer both enjoy this year's Latin
text and learning about ancient Roman history--
especially Spartacus.

A glance at today's Latin studies:  Not pictured are the activities that were . . . according to Denver . . . boring. These included reading in Latin, taking notes on Latin vocabulary and noun/adjective agreement, and a little vocabulary game that Spencer and I enjoyed. 

The boys enjoyed a Roman feast tonight.
Unfortunately, I was the servant!

Denver decided to jazz things up.  At his request, we researched the feasts of ancient Rome.  I then picked up a few things at the store after court-- chicken, eggs, cheese, nuts, bread, honey, fruit. Denver and Spencer prepared the living room.  We had a platter of food in the center and pillows around the food so we could recline and eat.  Voila!  A Roman feast!

Denver asked me to stop the ancient Rome
 documentary so he could run to the costume
 closet for more appropriate attire.

We also enjoyed a history channel documentary on the Roman Empire.  This was accompanied by clothing changes as Denver changed from a toga into Spencer's old Roman soldier costume.  

Finally, Denver was overjoyed when a UPS truck arrived with his new gladiator action figure and Gladiator book. 

We all enjoyed the feast.  Spencer and I enjoyed reminiscing about his own passion for ancient Rome.  The documentary, costume, and first gladiator figure were all part of Spencer's life when he was younger. 

Look what we have!
Two Roman gladiators who can do battle!

I took Spencer to the Michael C. Carlos Museum for a special outing together when he was seven. He chose a little gladiator in the gift shop.  He nearly loved it to death.  Since that time, he has read nearly every book in the library on ancient Rome, and has twice been a Roman general for Halloween. 

At twelve years old, Spencer is now the smiling big brother sharing history with Denver.  Where does the time go?