Dad To think a Roman villa stood here, eighteen hundred years ago. Just imagine…
Eric This is where I live. It's a big, posh Roman villa, because my dad's got a big, posh Roman job. He's a tax collector, and it must be a really popular job, because people are always waving at him.
And this is my pet, Quackus Maximus. All my friends have pets. Some have dogs, cats, geese and even monkeys. But everyone knows a duck's a man's best friend. Salad for breakfast, Quackus?
This villa's brand new. It's got all the latest gear. We've got baths, hot water, glass, central heating and mosaics. We've also got a school room where I study with my own personal tutor, unfortunately. I don't really like being the only one in the class.
Tutor Homework?
Eric Sorry, sir. The duck ate it!
I've got to be on my best behaviour today because dad's big boss is coming to dinner. Him! Virius Lupus. He's the governor. Just look at all this amazing food we're having in his honour: dormice stuffed with pine kernels, boiled pigs' udders, snails fattened on milk, peacocks' brains and flamingos' tongues… roast hare with birds' wings stuck on, so it looks like a flying horse… Lucky we also have a flushing toilet. Excuse me…
Dad says I've got to wear my toga for dinner tonight. This could take a while!
Dad Eric! The governor's arriving!
Eric Veni, vidi, vici… ready!
Dad Come on in. Thank you…
Eric Oh no!
Dad Eric? Where is that son of mine?
Eric Oof… good job the Romans had central heating!
Comments
yes i would love to..i would travel back in time to have a look at my mum's appearance..sometimes, i wonder, do i even look like her?
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Oh, I'd like to be in Ancient Greece now... That's my favorite country. Or it would be really interesting to see the beginning of the world.
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Cool vid! Really creative & fun.
As for me, I'd love to travel back in time. Not forever, of course; I'd like it to be similar to our regular trips. Then one'd be able, for example, to take a holiday in the past :)
Personally, I'd like to go back in time to XIX century. It was quite an interesting time in the world history and I'd like to witness the events happening in the world at that time.
I agree, XIX century is time I'd also like to go back to. But the XVII century sound appealing as well.
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I'd love to travel back in time. Just imagine! I'm not a high school student any more, I'm a young British pirate wandering the oceans. Perhaps, I'd meet Black Beard - a famous pirate and, of course, Francis Drake to circumnavigate the world together and so on. I'm not saying I'm not happy living in the 21st century, but, sometimes, I really want to go back to past centuries for a while just to unwind, relax.
Maybe 5 years old i like that period of time
i'd love to travel back in time in Zogu period
I would not like to go back in time because i saw that the children did not feel so good. They were so closed with other people. I love the time we live because we are so social!
yes i would love to..
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Yes i would like too i would like to be a child again ..........
I'd like to go back to Maria Antoinette's period and French revolution. It would be both exciting and dangerous, but I like that historic period. And I'd like to see my mother's grandfather; I've never met him, and I'm wondering what was he like. My mum says my character is the same as his. I'd like to check;).
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