Funerary inscription to Crescentinus who lived for 18 years. The tombstone was set up by Vidaris (his father), and was found near Brougham Roman Fort (Brocavum), near Penrith in Cumbria. Now on display at Brougham Castle. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Brougham

The archaeological remains heel bone with a nail through it from the man who was crucified in Fenstanton, England.

In 2017, archaeologists in Cambridgeshire found a Roman-era skeleton with an iron nail driven through the heel bone.

It's the first evidence of crucifixion ever found in northern Europe — and possibly the best-preserved example anywhere in the world.

#EarlyChristianity #Archaeology #RomanBritain

The remains of a semi-circular tower that formed part of the east gateway to Roman Lincoln (Lindum). It was one of two which flanked two arched gateways. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Lincoln

The arrival of #Christianity in #Wales

Pewter dish inscribed with a Chi Rho- the first two letters of Christs name in Greek
Found in 1906, in a house near the forum basilica, within a large urn with another pewter vessel in #Caerwent

#RomanBritain
#Archaeology
#GoodFriday #FindsFriday

“I stand before you...as the last priestess of the Iceni, I mark you so that you may fight with a clear mind, and I bind you to the land for which you fight.”

~The Last Priestess of the Iceni, 5.1.26

#boudicca
#historicalfantasy
#IndieAuthor
#beltane
#powerfulwomeninhistory
#romanbritain

For #RomanFortThursday clear blue skies over Vindolanda courtesy of Carole Raddato. Very similar conditions to today in County Durham. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

The remains of the north gate at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Chesters

Came across this rather nice example of a 1st century (C.AD10-65), copper alloy, Roman belt buckle while doing some research on the PAS database, surprisingly complete! Take a look at the record for more info.
finds.org.uk/database/art...
#Roman #Archaeology #RomanArmy #SmallFinds #RomanBritain

Relief from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) depicting three Genii Cucullati and a seated mother goddess. The relief was found at the site of the Police Station in Cirencester, and is now part of the collections at The Corinium Museum. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain

#EpigraphyTuesday

From the cemetery south of the River Usk

The #inscription records the gift of ground etc., probably for the use of a burial club. The donor was chief centurion, P (primus pilus), and the gift was made from his own resources. 'sine tralaticio ex arca publica'.

#RomanBritain

Large quantities of roofing tile and brick were produced by the legion for use at the fortress. From about AD 100, many were stamped with the legions title, official use only. The kilns were probably located near the River Usk.

#History #Caerleon #RomanBritain

1st century AD building stone inscribed with the name of the 20th Legion from Maryport Roman Fort in Cumbria. Part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Maryport

#MosaicMonday
Labyrinth mosaic

From the legate's residence. Probably a dining room floor. Found in #Caerleon Churchyard.
1st-3rd century AD.

#RomanBritain
#Archaeology

Roman relief depicting an eye examination

Surgical instruments

Happy #NationalDoctorsDay
#Roman medici served across the empire —including at frontier forts like Trimontium, treating injuries & illness.
Specialists such as oculists were in high demand. Archaeologists have even found doctor's stamps & surgical instruments.

#RomanMedicine #RomanBritain

Detail from the ‘Four Season Mosaic’ depicting ‘Spring’ from Roman York (Eboracum). The mosaic was discovered in 1853 at Tanners Row in York, and is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #YorkshireMuseum

Romano-British relief of three water nymphs, probably from the shrine dedicated to the nymphs at Coventina’s Well, just east of #Brocolitia #Roman Fort (Carrawburgh). They have cups in one hand and are pouring water from jars.
#Archaeology #RomanBritain #HadriansWall
📸 my own, Chesters Museum.

Harry in front of the Newport Arch; Harry in front of ruins of Colonia Lindum

Harry in front of Roman ruins

Harry in front of Roman ruined wall Lindum Colonia

After Eboracum, #HarryTheRoman reaches #ColoniaLindum (Lincoln) — from legionary fortress to colonia for retired soldiers. Stone walls, Newport Arch, and tombstones tell the stories of veterans who made this place home.
“The roads here must be filled with stories.”

#RomanLincoln #RomanBritain

Debut novel, The Last Priestess of the Iceni, available May 1, 2026

#indiebooks
#historicalfantasy
#historicalfiction
#celticmythology
#powerfulwomen
#boudicca
#druids
#romanbritain
#beltane

This stunning bronze statue head represents the syncretic goddess, Sulis Minerva. It was found in Bath (1727).
Aquae Sulis was a focus of religious practice for Romans and Britons. Bathing, health, divine redress for grievances, were also available.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #FindsFriday
📸 my own

1st century fresco fragments from Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester in Sussex. 📸 My own. #FrescoFriday #RomanBritain #Fishbourne

For #RomanFortThursday York's High Petergate, built directly over the original Roman gate into the fortress of Eboracum constructed by the Ninth Legion in 71 AD; courtesy of York Night Walk. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

Getting into the decorated tombstone spirit, this painted replica is to Flavinus, a standard bearer in a Roman cavalry unit. This is in the site museum at #Corbridge Roman Town (the original is in #Hexham Abbey).

#RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Northumberland

📷 My own, 2024

The remains and outline of the granary at Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields on South Tyneside. The fort was probably built in around AD 128 to guard the mouth of the River Tyne. 📸 My own. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #Arbeia #RomanBritain #SouthShields

Building stone of the First Cohort of Dalmatians which was later reused as a step in the strongroom at Chesters Roman Fort In Northumberland. Now part of the archaeological collections at the fort. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #Chesters #RomanBritain #HadriansWall

One of the sides from the ‘Jupiter Column’ depicting Lycurgus - a mythological King of Thrace. The Corinthian column capital is from Roman Cirencester, and on display at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #RomanBritain #CoriniumMuseum #Cirencester

#RomanSiteSaturday

The theatre at #Verulamium looking north-east, built originally c. 140 in earth and timber. It was later reconstructed in stone, and subsequently enlarged and modified. The remains of the #stage are visible in the centre left.

#RomanBritain #Archaeology #Roman #History

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We’ll all go together when we go. At a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall at the frontline of Empire communal lavatories meant just that. The soldiers sat on benches on either side of a central wash area and did their business in full view of each other.
#RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain
#ECK

The remains of the stone-built latrine (latrina) at Housesteads Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. There are two deep sewers that flushed away the waste, positioned either side of a raised platform. The central area carried wash basins and had water channelled in for the soldiers to cleanse themselves with after “performing their duty” on benches with with apertures above the sewer. Beyond the latrine, the scene is of open green fields with some trees. The sky is mostly clouded but a brief patch of blue appears top right. Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ8

An information sign at Housesteads Roman fort illustrates how the soldiers might have used the communal latrines. The wording in the left says: A COMMUNAL LATRINE With up to 800 men living in the fort, good hygiene was essential to keep them healthy. This latrine (latrina) is an exceptional survival and reveals the clean, communal attitude to hygiene in the Roman world. The latrine has a deep sewer, originally covered with a wooden floor and benches with holes to form multiple toilet seats. The sewer was flushed by rainwater brought from all over the fort in drains, and out via a culvert under the fort wall. In dry spells, flushing was with rainwater collected from the roofs of nearby buildings and stored in stone tanks - two survive outside. The central platform has a channel along which water flowed for washing. Two stone basins were used instead when water supply was restricted. We do not know what soldiers used for toilet paper: sponges were available in the Mediterranean but at Housesteads, it may have been moss, bracken or rags. Above: The outside of the latrine, in the south-east corner of the fort next to an angle tower, as it may have looked in the third century AD. Reconstruction by Katherine Wilson Above: Inside the latrine at Housesteads, as it may have looked in the third century AD. Reconstruction by Philip Corke FELIX SAYS... These are the toilets. The water drains down the hill so the waste is flushed away from the fort. I come here for a chat with my mates!

We’ll all go together when we go. At a Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall at the frontline of Empire communal lavatories meant just that. The soldiers sat on benches on either side of a central wash area and did their business in full view of each other.
#RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain
#ECK

The remains of Roman Wroxeter (Viriconium) in Shropshire. Established by the end of the 1st century AD, Viriconium was one of the largest cities in Roman Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Wroxeter #Shropshire

Fresco fragments from the Roman bathhouse at Verulamium (modern day St. Albans). The fragments are part of the collections at Verulamium Museum in St. Albans. 📸 My own. #FrescoFriday #StAlbans #RomanBritain