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  It´s not clear either where and when Aesop was born.   Some historians say he was born around 620 BC in  Ethiopia, Athens or Samos. His most famous works “Aesop's Fables”  , portray animals and are still taught as moral lessons  especially for children. Other historians say he was a slave for most of his life. The historian Herodotus wrote that Aesop was killed by the inhabitants of Delphi around 560 BC One of Aesop´s most famous fables is ANDROCLES AND THE LION

 Now that you know a bit more about the Romans let´s discover the basic facts about ROMAN BRITAIN You can also watch the following videos: HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE ROMAN REPORT HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE ROMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 10-YEAR-OLD IN ROMAN BRITAIN

THE EUROPEAN UNION. HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION What´s the European Union (EU)?                        How many are the member countries? Are all the countires in Europe members of the European Union?                  THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION        After World War I, many people began to talk about a  politically unified Europe. The first Pan- European Congress was held in 1926. In 1929, the French prime minister, Mr. Schumann, proposed a  federation of European nations for economic and social co-operation. Many people supported this idea, but the start of World War II interrupted the process. In 1957, the European Economic Community (EEC) was founded. It began with six members: France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany and Italy. Their objective was to increase economic development and pr...

There are some traditions and legends connected to St. Valentine. Read the following text to know about some of them: Charles, Duke of Orleans, was one of the first people to send a ‘valentine’. In 1415 he sent  several rhyming love letters or ‘valentines’ to his wife in France from the Tower of London, where was in jail. White roses are for true love. Red roses are for passion. Yellow roses are for friendship. Black roses mean farewell. People used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire. Some say that birds choose their mate on February 14th. Doves and pigeons stay together for life and for this reason, they are symbols of fidelity.

Read the text and enjoy it. St. George was born in Cappadocia – currently Turkey – and became a soldier after his father. He fought for the Roman Emperor Dioclecian. St. George is famous for killing a dragon. He travelled to Lybia where he found a poor hermit. The hermit told him that there was a dragon in that land and that villagers took him a young girl everyday as a sacrifice. The poor hermit also told himk that the only girl alive was the king of Egypt´s daughter. The king had promised that the knight who killed the dragon would marry the princess. St. George rested in the hermit´s hut that night. The following morning he set off towards the  dragon´s cave. Armoured with his spear, sword and shield St. George called for the dragon. When the dragon saw St. George he roared fiercely and swished his fifty-feet long tail. St. George was not scared at all so he struck the dragon with his spear. The dragon´s scales were extremely hard so the ...

Do you like scary stories? Reading them is traditional for Halloween? Here you are some of the scariest you can find. Maybe some of them are .... TRUE!!! HAVE A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

Read these texts on the origins of Halloween. You´ll answer to some questions about them in class. They´re not spooky really!!!  Aren´t they? THE ORIGINS OF THE NAME The festival of Hallowe'en has its roots in Celtic and Roman traditions. Over 2,000 years ago the Celts in Britain, Ireland and parts of France celebrated Samhain to mark the beginning of winter. When the Romans invaded, they merged this with Feralia, their celebration of the passing of the dead. As Christianity spread, the Church tried to replace these pagan feasts with official Church holy days. One of these was November 1. It was called All Saints Day, or "All Hallows", and October 31 was known as "All Hallows' Eve", and then Hallowe'en. The Celts believed that spirits walked the Earth that night every year so they disguised not to be recognised. TRADITIONS In the past there was a tradition called "souling". Poor people went around houses asking for food. In exch...

Was school in ancient Greece similar to our school? Read this text and you´ll know about it. THE ANCIENT GREEKS   The Ancient Greeks lived in small towns at the base of a fortified rock, called an acropolis. Every  town had a market and a meeting place called an agora. People went shopping, met their friends or  discussed the organisation of their city at the agora. The important buildings such as the temples,  gymnasiums, council halls, fountain houses and theatres were around the agora.   Greek men went to work very early in the morning. After their day´s work, they did the shopping  for the family, went to a gymnasium or visited their friends. Then they went home for the evening  meal.   In Ancient Greek families the women stayed at home and looked after the children. Their job was  to  organise the home. Rich families had slaves and the women taught them to do the housework. A woman did not express o...