Sunday, April 7, 2024

Roman Villa Full Of Miniature Votive Axes, Curse Tablets And Strange Artifacts Discovered In Oxfordshire

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  A large Roman villa was uncovered in Oxfordshire. Credit: Red River Archaeology Group The complex was adorned with intricate painted plast...

Smallhythe: Riverside Romans and a royal shipyard in Kent

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Today, Smallhythe Place in Kent is best known as a bohemian rural retreat once owned by the Victorian actress Ellen Terry and her daughter E...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Archaeology Classes on the Oxford Experience summer school 2024

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Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford University – image David Beard The Oxford Experience summer school is held at Christ Church, Oxford.  Partic...
Monday, January 29, 2024

‘Their heads were nailed to the trees’: what was life – and death – like for Roman legionaries?

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‘It was killing fields as far as the eye can see’ … the Latin-inscribed slabs crossing the site of the battle, which features in the British...

Link found between cold snaps during Roman Empire era and pandemics

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Schematic drawing of the relationship between climatic change and sociological, physical, and biological factors influencing infectious dise...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Mystery of 'unusual and largest ever' Roman hoard discovered in UK town finally solved

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  While the Knaresborough Hoard, as it came to be known, was found way back in 1864, never has there been a detailed analysis of the items i...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Spicy wine: New study reveals ancient Romans may have had peculiar tastes

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Buried Roman fermentation jars (dolia) from Villa Regina, Boscoreale.  Credit: E. Dodd, courtesy of the Ministero della Cultura – Parco Arch...

Roman Villa Associated with Pliny the Elder Discovered in Naples

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Researchers in Naples have discovered an ancient Roman villa on the seafront thought to be the place from where Pliny the Elder watched Moun...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

See the Face of Roman Britain’s Only Known Crucifixion Victim

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Only one victim of crucifixion has ever been identified in Roman Britain: The man’s skeleton—with a two-inch nail driven through its heel bo...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The battle was likely fought around 15 B.C.E. between Roman troops and local Suanetes fighters, who lost the bout.

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Archaeologists at work uncovering evidence of a battle that was fought in the Julier Valley around 15 B.C.E. image: Archaeological Service G...

Was Honorius’ Letter Really Sent to Britain?

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The Romans ruled Britain for nearly four centuries, from 43 CE until the beginning of the fifth century. Most commentators agree that the ac...