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Na Ròmanaich/The Romans

Light-hearted look at historic civilisations and their inventions. Travel back to the age of the Roman Empire with Calum, Kerry Anne and the History Hunters.

Siubhail gu Ìmpireachd nan Ròmanach cuide ri Calum, Kerry Anne agus na Sealgairean Spòrsail. San t-sreath tha fiosrachadh annasach, beò-dhealbhaidhean agus clann a' rannsachadh buaidh innleachdan bho shean air ar saoghal an-diugh. Bha na Ròmanaich nan einnseanairean mìorbhaileach, a' cleachdadh uisge son cumhachd ann an rothan-uisge, cladhain, drochaidean-uisge is airson amair mhòra phoblach a lìonadh. Bidh na Sealgairean Spòrsail fo dhùbhlan seann teicneòlas cumhachd uisge nan Ròmanach a chleachdadh gus tunnag beag, Quackius, a thogail dhan adhar. Thogadh na Ròmanaich cuideachd rathaidean dìreach, gun innealan an latha an-diugh. Feuchaidh na Sealgairean air rathad, a' dèanamh inneal ris an canar groma son an cuideachadh. San stiùidio, tha Calum agus Kerry Anne a' ceangal siota ann an cruth toga, a' togail airdse Ròmanach à càise is ìm-cno-thalmhainn agus a' cruthachadh tablaid cèir airson sgrìobhadh.

Revisit the great Roman Empire as Calum, Kerry Anne and the History Hunters continue to bring history to life with fun facts, animations and experiments which show how inventions and discoveries from ancient times helped shape our everyday lives. The Romans were skilled engineers who used waterwheels, channels and giant aqueducts for waterpower and to feed magnificent communal baths. In this episode, the History Hunters take on the challenge of lifting a rubber duck off the ground using Roman-inspired waterwheel technology to power their experiment.

They also use a homemade groma to try and replicate the Roman practice of going to great lengths to build straight roads without modern machinery. Back in the studio, Calum and Kerry Anne figure out how to tie a toga from a sheet, create a Roman arch from cheese and peanut butter, and make a wax tablet and stylus like the ones used by Roman schoolboys.

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