Romans in Britain
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The incipit of an item from the Selkirk Advertiser: A Roman symbol of fertility found near Selkirk, shaped like an eagle emerging from a flower with a berry in its mouth, highlights the discoveries made in Scotland in this year’s Treasure Trove Report. The talisman, excavated in 2010 by a local metal detectorist between Selkirk…
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The Express has a piece (for reasons unknown … but it’s written by Matthew Dennison, whose 12 Caesars is getting reviewed all over the place) about the excesses of assorted emperors. Here’s the incipit: IN AD 37 the new Roman Emperor Gaius, better known by the nickname Caligula, built a bridge across the sea. It…
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Another one that was lost in my mailbox for a couple of weeks: Caractacus: Britain’s Osama bin Laden? (Guardian)
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Adrian Murdoch mentioned this one on Twitter … from the Star: PART of a treasure-trove dating back to Roman times has mysteriously surfaced at an antiques fair – almost 30 years after the rest of it was found in a Doncaster wood. A silver bracelet dating back to the third century is now wanted by…
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Years ago it was all about badger, badger, badger … now, it seems, moles are digging up Roman artifacts at Epiacum … from the Journal: EARTH burrowing moles are responsible for digging up some of Roman Britain’s deepest secrets in a remote corner of West Northumberland. They may be the bane of farmers across the…
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