Category: Roman Britain
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Sarn Helen: The Remarkable Roman Road in Wales
It is one of the most well-preserved Roman roads in the UK, where it runs the entire length of a country from coast to coast, much of it still visible and even walkable. By Steffan Rhys : June 8th 2025 One of Britain’s best-kept secrets lies beneath our feet, a living piece of history that even…
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Ribchester Helmet: A rare ‘face mask’ helmet worn by a Roman cavalry officer 1,900 years ago
By Kristina Killgrove published 2nd February 2026 in Live Science The helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago. In 1796, while scampering through fields behind his house in Ribchester, England, a young boy stumbled upon a hoard of over 30 metal artifacts in a hollow. The most unique…
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Parasitical infection of soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall
Whipworm egg from the analysis of sediment from the sewer drain leading from the latrine block at the 3rd century CE bath complex at Vindolanda. Credit: Marissa Ledger by The University of Cambridge – edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan – December 2025 I came across this article in Phys.org and thought it was very interesting…
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Rare Roman gold coin discovered in Wiltshire UK
An extremely rare 1,700 year-old Roman gold coin discovered by a metal detecting enthusiast in South Wiltshire fetched £30,000 at an auction in London. Dix Noonan Webb offered the coin for sale in December 2013, it being one of only four known examples of a Gold One and Half Solidus from the reign of Emperor…
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Drought responsible for British rebellion against Romans
The following article was published in The Guardian online by Harriet Sherwood on Thursday 17th April 2025 The pivotal ‘barbarian conspiracy’ of AD 367 saw Picts, Scotti and Saxons inflicting crushing blows on Roman defences. A series of exceptionally dry summers that caused famine and social breakdown were behind one of the most severe threats…
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Roman-Era Cemetery unearthed in UK
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN, March 13th 2023 The remains of a Roman aristocrat have been unearthed by archaeologists in northern England. The skeleton of the unidentified woman, believed to be more than 1,000 years old, was found in a lead coffin in a hidden cemetery in the city of Leeds last year. The remains of 62 people were dug up…
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UK hoard of Roman silver coins discovered
Reported by Katy Prickett BBC News, Norfolk A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a metal detectorist. The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk. Coin specialist Adrian…
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Roman Bigfoot!
by the multi-award winning journalist Tony Henderson Evidence has emerged of Northumberland’s very own Bigfoot during a dig at a Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall. Excavations by teams of volunteers are investigating defensive ditches at the little-explored Magna fort, which is also the site of the Vindolanda Trust’s Roman Army Museum. And the latest find has…
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The Roman’s use of lead lowered European IQ levels for centuries
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Written by Ian Sample – and published in the Guardian newspaper UK Monday 6th January 2025 Widespread use of lead caused estimated 2- to 3-point drop in IQ for nearly 180 years of Pax Romana. Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the…
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Roman Basilica discovered beneath London
Reported by Jill Lawless – published in The Independent newspaper on the 13th February 2025 Developers have agreed to incorporate the remains into its plans and put them on display Beneath the foundations of a planned 32-story skyscraper in London, archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable vestige of the city’s Roman past: the remains of a…
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