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A hoard of 13 silver coins found in a field was probably lost in the wake of the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43, according ...
Find out how Britain became part of the Roman empire. Learn about Caesar, Emperor Claudius and Queen Boudicca. Did the Romans conquer Scotland? Find out about the Romans in Scotland. Learn about ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSNIntact Roman pot discovered for first time in Ireland, reveals ancient trade relationsAn extraordinary discovery of a Roman pot was made at the Drumanagh promontory fort in Ireland, the first ever found. The ...
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Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain, study findsA severe three-year drought helped bring about a "barbarian" invasion of Roman Britain in A.D. 367, a new study finds. In that year, Roman troops stationed at Hadrian's Wall on the empire's ...
The Hoxne Hoard is one of Britain's unique archaeological finds, not just by its value, but also by how it was found. Various sources note the Hoxne Hoard as the largest hoard of Roman treasure ...
Archaeologists have confirmed the first physical evidence that a Roman gladiator in Britain died fighting a lion. The discovery involves a skeleton found in 2004 at Driffield Terrace in York ...
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 ...
After the Romans defeated the Sarmatians in the Marcomannic Wars in 175 CE, Emperor Marcus Aurelius enlisted Sarmatian cavalry into Roman legions and sent 5,500 Sarmatian soldiers to Britain.
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, market towns and ...
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