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Begins by using a map to show the first Roman road to be built in Britain: Watling Street, which ran between Richborough and Chester. It then shows Ermine Street, which ran from London to York ...
A Romano-British man and a Celt discuss Julius Caesar and the Roman army’s first attempt to invade Britain. They give different information and details about what happened. An animated map shows ...
Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...
A rare 1,800-year-old Roman relief of the Victory goddess Victoria has been uncovered at Vindolanda Fort near Hadrian’s Wall ...
A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously ...
The skeleton, discovered two decades ago in a Roman settlement in Britain, offers new insight into the brutal spectacles that once captivated audiences in the Roman Empire. The remains were found ...
Maynooth University in Co Kildare says a groundbreaking study led by one of its professors has uncovered the first physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat in the Roman period.
While the UK is only home to around 69 million people, there are dozens of regional languages and dialects spoken across the British Isles. From Cornish to Scottish Gaelic, Manx, and Welsh, each ...
"This is an exciting new analysis and the first direct evidence of human-animal spectacle in Roman Britain and beyond. "It also raises important questions about the importance and transport of ...
An 18th century survey of the Botanic Gardens at Chelsea (later the Chelsea Physic Garden) by John Haynes An immersive exhibition of antique estate plans and garden maps reveals the visionary ...