Category: Roman
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Frome Roman hoard
Hoard of Roman coins unearthed POSSIBLY the largest Roman coin hoard ever to be found in Britain has been unearthed in Somerset. Metal detector enthusiast Dave Crisp, from Wiltshire, came across the now named ‘Frome Hoard’ of over 50,000 coins during one of his regular metal detecting trips to the Frome area. The third century…
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Hambledon Roman Villa
Baby deaths link to Roman ‘brothel’ in Buckinghamshire Archaeologists investigating a mass burial of 97 infants at a Roman villa in the Thames Valley believe it may have been a brothel. Tests on the site at Hambleden in Buckinghamshire suggest all died at 40 weeks gestation, very soon after birth. Archaeologists suspect local inhabitants may…
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York ?gladiators
‘Gladiator burial ground’ discovered in York Dozens of skeletons found beneath the garden of a former 18th Century mansion are probably those of professional fighters who fought, and died, for the entertainment of the ruling Romans. The remains of around 80 people were discovered during building work at a site to the west of the…
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Sleaford Roman skeletons
Experts analyse Roman skeletons and finds that build a picture of town’s history A PICTURE of life in Roman Sleaford is being built up as archaeological finds are shipped out to the nation’s experts. The Hoplands site in Sleaford hit the headlines as complete human skeletons were discovered during a dig. Now the bones, as…
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Ancient British cult of Totatis
in Lincolnshire: For many years metal detectorists have been finding gold, silver and bronze Roman finger rings that all bear an enigmatic inscription containing three letters, reading ‘ToT’, and the majority of these come from Lincolnshire. Roman finger rings are sometimes inscribed with the name of a god who the wearer was devoted to, such…
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