Today is EARTH DAY !🌿🌎 At #Trimontium we hope we are doing our bit! We encourage visitors to take litter home, explore the area by foot, bike or public transport, buy local, minimise the use of plastics & to recycle where possible. Happy #EarthDay - please help make a difference.
This picture depicts and underground tunnel made of loose brick and paste, with a cement wall above it to create a roof.
This picture depicts a stone wall with a cement ceiling to keep it steady and maintained.
This image depicts a small doorway in a low, stone wall.
Archeologists debate over what Castlelaw Hillfort's Souterrain might have been used for, but agree that the fort was home to farmers, likely serving as a storage space.
#finds #pentlandhills #celts #scotland #scottishculture #ironage #artefacts #ancientscotland #antiquity #historicscotland
Roman mosaic depicting a shepherd carrying a lamb
collage of images: a relief representing the myth of the foundation of Rome as well as Venus and Mars; the capitoline wolf; a painting representing the Parilia, and a photograph of the city of Rome from the air
Close up of the relief representing the foundation of Rome
Detail of the painting representing the parilia
Happy #Parilia 🐑 a #Roman festival of cleansing for shepherds & flocks, later linked to Rome’s “birthday.” It honoured the deity Pales — the Vestals distributed straw, making offerings & prayers for protection & renewal.Part of the April agrarian cycle.
Aerial view of the city of Rome
Like most large settlements, the city of #Rome developed from the gradual merging of neighbouring villages & towns. However, the #ancient #Romans adopted the #legend of #Romulus&Remus & decreed 21st April 753BC Rome's birthday –later associated with the Parilia festival.
This image is of a man in a bathtub, dead, with another crying beside him; they are located in a palace, surrounded by fine fabrics and pottery.
This image is of a manuscrupt woodcut featuring a man and a woman, which has been pulled from a German account about the conspiracy.
In honor of the failed plot to assassinate Emperor #Nero, here is a painting of the death of #Seneca by Manuel Domínguez Sánchez, and a woodcut illustration of Epicharis from Penn Libraries. Both are sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
#otd #thisdayinhistory #onthisday #historical #thisweekinhistory
View of the interior of the abbey
View of the ruins of the Abbey
View of the Abbey from the air
A carved stone depicting a heart
#SundayintheBorders - Melrose historic duo: Visit Melrose Abbey for 10% off admission at Trimontium. 😍
Melrose Abbey dates to the 12th C & was one of the most prosperous spiritual centres in Scotland.
⚒️ Some of the stones used to build it came from the Roman fort of Trimontium.
📸 D. Weinczok
Harry in front of the Roman walls at Colchester
Harry in front of the Roman walls at Colchester
Harry in front of the Middleborough mosaic
Harry in front of the Balkerne Gate, Colchester
#RomanSiteSaturday
Harry has reached #Camulodunum — Britain’s first Roman colonia (cAD 49–50), built for retired soldiers and early provincial capital. Once a stronghold of the Trinovantes & Cunobelinus, it later became a symbol of Roman rule. Destroyed in the Boudican Revolt, then rebuilt. 🏛️
sculptural head of Gratian
#OTD AD359 the future #Emperor #Gratian was born in Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). He was the eldest son of the #Valentinian I & Marina Severa. He was assassinated in AD383 in Lugdunum after losing the support of the #Roman army, aged 24.
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Marble head of a young Gratian c.370–375, CC.
Image 1: Pottery Inkwell with inscription, IVCVNDI NDI; credits: © The Trustees of the British Museum Image 2: Lid of a Roman Inkwell, Gloucester; credits: https://zurl.co/bivxN Image 3: Pottery Inkwell (modern copy); it was used during a workshop for children.
Where was ink usually kept in the #Roman world?
#Inkwells
The most common inkwells were the Samian ones (pottery), being the cheaper option than their metal counterparts.
Roman writers made use of two colours: red for headings, and black for the rest of the text.
Iron spearhead
Corner fragment of a geometric mosaic
#RomanFortThursday: Isca Dumnoniorum, in modern-day Exeter, was the base of future emperor #Vespasian's legion. Established in 55AD, it contained regimental headquarters, soldiers' barracks, grain storage, a bathhouse and a workshop. Images: Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Gold coin of Otho
Emperor Otho, born on 28 April AD32, died #OTD 16 April AD69, having ruled for only three months, from the 15th of January. His brief reign came during the Year of the Four Emperors, a time of civil war & instability across the #Roman Empire.
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© The Trustees of the British Museum.
Emperor Otho, born on the 28th of April 32 CE, died on this day in 69 CE. Otho ruled for only three months, from the 15th of January until his death on the 16th of April 69 CE.
Poster for the exhibit
Detail of a print on the wall and two pottery pieces
an image showing 6 print/visual art pieces and 8 pottery pieces
close up of one of the art works
🎨 #WorldArtDay
“Landscape Offerings” by Georgie Fay & Jenny Jubb brings the layered Borders landscape into print, clay, memory & form—where archaeology & art meet in quiet conversation.
Voices from the past. Works of today. One landscape. 🌿 The exhibit runs until 12 July.
North Berwick law with houses at the foot of the hill
North Berwick Law
North Berwick Law view fom the town
#NorthBerwickLaw is a volcanic plug in East Lothian & a prominent landmark overlooking the Firth of Forth. Its summit preserves the remains of an #IronAge #hillfort with evidence of wider settlement on the slopes, including hut circles and field systems. Only traces remain, but the view is stunning!
Reconstructed garden in Pompeii
Detail of a Roman fresco depicting a tree and a bird
Happy #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay 🌿 A day to reflect on the importance of plants to our #environment & well-being. Gardens thrived in Ancient #Rome with everything from kitchen gardens to public parks.
📷Reconstructed garden in Casa della Nave Europa, #Pompeii & fresco in the Villa of Livia
The 13th April marked the anniversary of the Temple of Jupiter Victor in Rome. Jupiter Victor was responsible for bestowing military victories. A 2nd century AD altar dedicated to Jupiter was found at #Trimontium - IOM stands for Iovi Optimo Maximo - Jupiter Best and Greatest.
Photo of Jim Clark
#SundayInTheBorders this week features the wonderful Jim Clark Motorsport Museum over in #Duns. Open from 10:30am - 4:30pm Mon-Sat, and 11am to 3pm on Sundays
Have a lovely Sunday!
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1) Clark at the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix
2-3) The Jim Clark Museum. Credits: The Jim Clark Trust an Thomson Gray
Happy #Cerealia! To ensure a plentiful harvest, #Romans honored #Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, with sacrifices of grain, incense and pigs in an eight-day festival from 12th to 19th of April. Image: Empress Livia wreathed in the guise of the goddess Ceres. British Museum.
Various portraits of Septimius Severus and a reconstruction of how he would have looked like
The Trimontium Fort site, cropmarks showing the outlines of the fort, aerial view.
Trimontium stone in winter
#OTD AD145 Septimius #Severus was born in Leptis Magna. He became the first #Roman emperor from the African provinces in AD192 & ruled until his death in Eboracum (York) in AD211.
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Portraits of Severus showing photo-real portrait by Daniel Voshart @dvoshart
#Trimontium Fort site
Trimontium Stone
It’s #NationalSiblingsDay!
Twin brothers Romulus and Remus were the legendary founders of Rome.
When building Rome, the brothers argued; Remus was killed and Romulus became the first king of Rome.
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Public Domain
Sculptural head of Theodosius II - Louvre: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC.
Solidus - Byzantium565 CC
Solidus - Byzantium565 CC
Happy birthday to #Emperor #Theodosius II🎂born #otd AD401. Known as Theodosius the Younger he was proclaimed co-Augustus in AD402 & became sole emperor from AD408.
His sister #Pulcheria acted as his adviser during his minority & he later married Aelia Eudocia.
#RomanEmperors
Cameo depicting Septimius Severus and his wife Julia Domna; bust of Septimius Severus, Painting of Severus with his wife and sons; head of Septimius Severus
9 April AD 193: Danubian legions proclaimed #SeptimiusSeverus emperor at Carnuntum. During the Year of the Five Emperors he defeated Pescennius Niger & Clodius Albinus to become sole ruler.
Late in life he campaigned into Caledonia, dying at Eboracum (York).
Image 1: Aphrodite with Eros, late 4th c. BC, Greece, from the collection of Tanagra terracottas ; credits:https://zurl.co/AVKkx Image 2: Pisces Constellation; credits: https://zurl.co/WDx5BImage 3: Fishes, Roman mosaic,3rd CE, Archaeological Museum of Tarragona; credits: https://zurl.co/VlEvC
Guess who are the Pisces of the Constellation?
Aphrodite and Eros escaping from Typhon and finding shelter in a river. The myth has Syrian origins and this is why, as Ovid tells us, it was believed that Syrians didn't eat fish.
Intaglio of Caracalla
Sestertius of Caracalla
#OTD Today marks the death of Emperor #Caracalla in 217AD at the age of 29. Whilst travelling to visit a temple, he was approached by a disgruntled soldier & stabbed to death.
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Intaglio of Caracalla, #Trimontium Trust
Bronze Sestertius of Caracalla, Trimontium Trust
This picture is of a collection of gold artefacts in a display case.
This picture is of a replica torc.
Great golden torc, British Museum
One of the gold Stirling torcs
For today’s #IronAgeWednesday — the #IronAge torc, a striking neck ring of Celtic-style craftsmanship that symbolised status and identity in communities across Britain, Ireland, & Gaul.
Try it on at Trimontium during the VR Experience or a Hands on History workshop! 🏛️
Ancient Roman bathhouse filled with water
Remains of an Ancient Roman bathhouse
Ancient Roman public toilets
Set of Ancient Roman medical instruments
Today is #WorldHealthDay. Although #AncientRomans loved their baths, dipping in one was not always advised. 1st century AD writer Celsus states that bathing with an open wound can easily lead to gangrene. Instead, one should only lightly scrub body parts away from the wound. Baths will have to wait!
The artists in front of the exhibition
Close up of 2 ceramic pieces and one visual art work
close up of some artworks in the exhibit
the exhibition space
NEW Exhibition: Landscape Offerings at #Trimontium Museum, features the work of Georgie Fay & Jenny Jubb.
Explore layered landscapes, memory, & handcrafted ceramics inspired by the landscape of the #ScottishBorders & the #Roman heritage of Trimontium.
The exhibition runs until 12 July.
Artefacts on a white background, authentic Roman and replicas
A Roman trumpet brooch held by a person
A member of Trimontium's curatorial team showing an artefact ( a Roman tile with pawprints)
The #Roman collection at the #Trimontium Museum offers a glimpse of life on Rome’s northern frontier — weapons, armour, & everyday objects nearly 2,000 years old.
Want to see some up close? Join our Hands on History sessions.
📅 8 & 15 April - 2 pm
The Battle of Thapsus was fought on the 6th of April, 46 BCE near Thapsus in Tunisia. It was fought between Caesar and the Optimates.
Caesar's forces won, though only two years later, Caesar was assassinated.
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Julius Caesar; Public domain
Fragment of Samian ware depicitng a hare and a cupid
🌿 Happy Easter! 🐇
Hares roamed #IronAge Britain—Caesar noted that eating them was taboo. Rabbits, from Iberia, were farmed by Romans but stayed rare in Britain until medieval times. The Easter Bunny appears much later, linking hares to spring & eggs.
#Hare & Cupid on Samian Ware, Trimontium.