Children spent the day making bracelets, bangles, shields and swords from Roman times.

North Somerset Times: Golden Valley pupils spent the day as Roman soldiers.Golden Valley pupils spent the day as Roman soldiers. (Image: Archant)

Year four children from Golden Valley Primary School also baked honey cakes and created life-sized collages of Roman soldiers.

On a number of occasions throughout the day, the pupils marched across the playground following instructions in Latin to mark the start of their new topic.