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Mosaic of a winged boy riding a dolphin. From Fishbourne Roman Palace. #MosaicMonday

Large Roman Villa Uncovered in the U.K. During Wind Farm Survey Archaeologists in Norfolk, England, have uncovered the remains of a Roman villa ahead of cable-laying for offshore wind farms.

'Large Roman Villa Uncovered in the U.K. During Wind Farm Survey'

New online course 'Divination in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds' starting 6 May! Live sessions weekly with Dr Jan Haywood from 6 May to 3 June at 18.00-19.30 UK time, and you can watch the recordings later.

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UK school teachers - we have bursaries of up to £100 for you to attend a Latin language summer school. DEADLINE 31 MAY.

See link for application form.

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I'll be talking about Roman Baths in Britain at the Epping Forest District Museum on the 22nd April at 7pm. Tickets £7 to raise money for the museum. www.ticketsource.com/efdmuseum/ta... @theromansoc.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

She was Editor of the Journal of Roman Studies, 1985-1990, President of the Roman Society, 1995-1998, and an Hon. Vice-President of the Roman Society.

It is with great sadness that the Roman Society has learned of the death of Professor Dame Averil Cameron, DBE, FBA, FSA. Professor of Ancient History (1978-89) and of Late Antique and Byzantine History (1989-1994) at King's College London, and then Warden of Keble College, Oxford (1994-2010).

Dancing faun from Naples Archaeological Museum. #FridayFeeling

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Roman triumphal arch at Sbeitla, Tunisia.

Current Archaeology’s April Listings: exhibitions, events, and heritage from home | The Past There are lots of great ways to get involved with history and archaeology over the next few months, including exhibitions, lectures, and conferences explori ...

Some great events, exhibitions and talks listed here!

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UK school teachers - we have bursaries of up to £100 for you to attend a Latin language summer school. DEADLINE 31 MAY.

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Getting a bit stuck for Easter references on our IMAGO image database BUT there is this lovely 'egg and dart' architectural detail on stonework from Baalbek in Lebanon.

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How about this lovely hare for an Easter pic? This is moulded on a castor-ware hunt cup from Verulamium (St Albans)

What Did Pompeii Smell Like? A New Study Analyzes Its Ancient Incense The burnt remains of incense burned in rituals has turned up amidst the petrified remains of Pompeii in Italy for the first time ever.

'What Did Pompeii Smell Like? A New Study Analyzes Its Ancient Incense'

The camp of the first Roman legions settled in Frankfurt is discovered, surprisingly without evidence of battles or confrontations Renovation works at the Bolongaro Palace in the Höchst district have uncovered an archaeological site that changes the historical understanding of the first contact between Romans and local…

'The camp of the first Roman legions settled in Frankfurt is discovered, surprisingly without evidence of battles or confrontations'

Assessing the impact of Roman occupation on health | The Past New research examining the transition between the Iron Age and Romano-British period has shed new light on the detrimental impact of Roman occupation and ur ...

'Assessing the impact of Roman occupation on health'

Excavation unearths 'well-preserved remains' in Chesterfield The remains will be carefully preserved before work on the square revamp continues, the council said.

'Excavation unearths fresh look at town's history' (Chesterfield)

News - Wine and Frankincense Identified in Roman Incense Burner - Archaeology Magazine ZURICH, SWITZERLAND—According to a Gizmodo report, analysis of residue samples taken from an incense burner […]

'Wine and frankincense identified in Roman incense burner'

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That's my fault! Trying to do too many things at the same time. It's correct on the IMAGO image library, thanks for pointing it out.

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In-situ mosaics at the House of the Birds at Itálica, in Seville (Spain) for this #MosaicMonday

Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden Archaeologists believe the small fortification was part of the defences on the 2,000-year-old Antonine Wall.

'Remains of Roman fortlet found under house gardens in Bearsden'

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We don't have any images of St Patrick on our IMAGO image library...but we do have some ssssnakes! This snake-in-a-basket is a wallpainting from the Villa of Fannius at Boscoreale.

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Feeling like Spring here today! So thought we'd post this lovely mosaic from Colchester depicting...Spring (or its personification anyway).

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Image of a poster with an image of the tower of Babel from a medieval manuscript and the writing "26th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance and Reception, hosted by the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London, will take place on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June 2026. This year’s theme will be: ‘Technologies in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Performance and its Reception.’

📣📣❗❗Call for Papers deadline 20th March!! For more information go to the APGRD website. Please email all enquiries to: postgradsymp@classics.ox.ac.uk

The Eboracum Roman Festival is a biennial event in York celebrating the city's ancient Roman history. While the poster indicates dates from May 16–31, 2026, the main public festival activities are typically concentrated on a core weekend.

Romans will once again descend on York as the Eboracum Roman Festival returns from 16–31 May 2026, with events across the city and in York Museum Gardens. The festival’s highlight, the Living History Encampment on 23–24 May, will transform the gardens into a bustling Roman

See How Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' Inspired Centuries of Artists—From Caravaggio to René Magritte A show at the Rijksmuseum brings together paintings, sculptures, film and other artworks that reinterpret the ancient Roman poet's tales of transformation

'How Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ Inspired Centuries of Artists—From Caravaggio to René Magritte'

Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.

'Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.'

Rare Roman lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in west Wales.

''Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland'

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