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Archaeologists have assembled the “world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle” to reveal huge frescoes that once adorned a luxury ...
Roman Britain, once the proud jewel of the Roman Empire, was a land filled with grandeur, thriving cities, and remarkable infrastructure. By the third century, Britain was home to bustling urban ...
Archaeologists in London have reconstructed ancient Roman frescoes that have not been seen for over 1,800 years. The work ...
The Romans even brought animals, like rabbits to Britain. And stinging nettles too! The Romans also built temples to worship their many gods – like Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus.
A couple who have volunteered in numerous excavations over the years found a "highly revered" ancient artifact at a fort in ...
The Roman occupation of Britain, from 43 A.D. to around 410, transformed the culture, as settlers from Europe, the Middle East and Africa arrived. Around the third century, ...
Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious ...
Roman Britain's main produce were crops like spelt wheat and six-row barley. Because the province had a wet climate, sowing these crops in spring was more viable than in winter, but this made them ...
A section of one of Britain's most important Roman roads has been found after almost 2,000 years. Archaeologists have uncovered part of the ancient Roman road known as Watling Street beneath ...
Thousands of newly discovered fragments, which once adorned a high-status Roman building, offer an unprecedented glimpse into ...
In Roman times, it was known as Camulodunum and boasted three theaters, as well as the only chariot racetrack in Britain. By the second century A.D., Camulodunum was a large city with a thriving ...
Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of Roman tweezers in Britain, revealing the ancient culture’s obsession with hairlessness. The collection has now gone on display in a new museum at Wroxeter ...