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Hello there! My name is Rattus Rattus
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- as if you didn't know! -
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and I'm something of an expert on the Romans.
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Well, truth be told I'm not. But do you know what, English Heritage are
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and they've asked me to test your Rotten Roman knowledge.
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Here we go!
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True or false? The capital of Roman Britain
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was Londinium, otherwise known as London.
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It's false! The capital of Roman Britain was actually Camulodunum
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otherwise known as Colchester. Bit of a trick question that one! (laughs)
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True or false?
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The Roman delicacy garam sauce was made with rotten chicken guts.
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It's false. Garam sauce was made with rotten fish guts
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though rotten chicken guts are of course just as delicious!
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Now, Roman women used Halcyon cream to cure their spots and freckles,
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but is it true or false that it was a mixture of honey and bird poo?
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What do you think?
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It's true, yeah.
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They used birds' droppings scraped from the inside of a nest! (laughs)
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'Bird poo...because I'm worth it!'
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True or false? The Roman arena was full of sand so it would be
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nice and soft for the gladiators to fall on.
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It's false. The arena was full of sand to soak up all the blood.
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Gruesome or what?
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Seriously, is this for kids?
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Well, that's your lot, but if you want to find out more about the disgusting Rotten Romans,
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you can visit some of the real Roman places that English Heritage are looking after.
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Yeah, you can!
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If you visit Dover Castle, Birdoswald Roman Fort and
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Halstead's Roman Fort you can go on a special Roman quest.
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Honestly, it's exciting!
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Really exciting!
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And in the meantime, don't forget to go and see
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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans in cinemas from July 26th.
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(laughs) Did I just do a plug?
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Oh it's all gone, oh they're all over the floor!
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Now everyone knows that I'm reading off a script!
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That's on the floor below me!
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They're from Horrible Heritage.
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What is it? Oh sorry, English Heritage, here we go.
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They're from Horrible Heritage.
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What? English Heritage? Sorry, did I say that again? Here we go
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They're from Horrible Heritage.
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What? Again? Uh, sorry.
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English Heritage. English, English, English, English, English, English.
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They're from Horrible Heritage.
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Oh kill me, kill me!
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They're from Horrible Hedgerows.
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What? What is it? English heritage, sorry it
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sounds like horrible histor...
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They're from hedging your bets.
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What? English Heritage
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English Heritage. English Heritage. English Heritage.
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English, English, English, English, Heritage, Heritage, Heritage, Heritage.
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Here we go... (breathes deeply)
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And they're from the Hubble Telescope...argh!