The students seemed to really enjoy going outside. Since we're just doing a review of pre-Renaissance world history, it's going in quick succession with China on Tuesday, Greece was today, and Rome will be covered tomorrow. To help the students understand who hoplites were and what a phalanx was, we sent the students outside to line up in formation. A little imagination was involved as rolled up pieces of notebook paper became 15 foot long pikes, textbooks became full-body shields, and 30+ students became a 256 man (16 x 16) phalanx. And, repeat 5 times. Maybe for tomorrow, we can go with a gross factor. I'll tell them about a couple of the more interesting recipes from the Apicius cookbook (Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome) compiled during the late empire.