THE ROMANS fought the Celts in a battle at Ruskin Junior School.

But it wasn't our ancestors revisiting the school in Wordsworth Drive.

Children from year three travelled back two thousand years and spent the day as Romans or Celts.

They dressed up as gladiators, emperors and warriors and sampled some Celtic food.

Jane Hurley, leader of year three, said: "The children learn about Romans and Celts as part of the school's teaching programme.

"By acting things out, it really brings it alive and afterwards they have to write a report of the battle as if they were a reporter.

"They went out and caught deer this morning to make a Celtic stew.

"It is actually made out of chicken and vegetables but we are going to have a feast by the end of the day.

"The children are also learning to march like a tortoise as the Romans did, with shields at their side and on top."