Roman Britain
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Period between AD 43 and 410 during which part of Great Britain was under the control of the Roman Empire. The Romans referred to their territory as Britannia. In 55 and 54 BC, Julius Caesar led... read more |
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David Mattingly says it’s time to rethink the current orthodoxy and question whether Roman rule was good for Britain. |
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Richard Cavendish remembers the death of Emperor Septimus Severus on February 4th, 211. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 2
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David Mattingly revisits an article by Graham Webster, first published in History Today in 1980, offering a surprisingly sympathetic account of Roman imperialism. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 1
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The emperor Hadrian presided over the Roman empire at its height, defined its borders and was one of the most cultured rulers of the ancient world. Neil Faulkner revisits his legacy, as the British Museum opens a major exhibition on his life and times. Published in History Today, Volume: 58 Issue 8
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David Mattingly says it’s time to rethink the current orthodoxy and question whether Roman rule was good for Britain. |
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May 17th, 1257 |
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1,700 years ago this month, York saw the proclamation of a man who changed the course of the history of the world. Christopher Kelly introduces the Emperor Constantine. Published in History Today, Volume: 56 Issue: 7
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Peter Furtado previews a major exhibition opening in York at the end of the month. |
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Archaeologist Miles Russell describes recent discoveries which overturn accepted views about the Roman invasion of Britain. Published in History Today, Volume: 55 Issue: 8
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A late-Roman coin unearthed in an Oxfordshire field and on show in the Ashmolean Museum leads Llewelyn Morgan to ponder the misleading messages on the faces of coins. Published in History Today, Volume: 55 Issue: 8
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Martin Henig, interviewed by Tony Morris, shares a beaker of wine with the Emperor Hadrian. Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 6
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Unearthing the Cumbrian city's Roman past. Published in History Today, Volume: 51 Issue: 1
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The High Street Londinium exhibition at the Museum of London |
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David Braund re-examines what we know about Britain at the time of the Roman invasions. |
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Keith Nurse explores the excavations of recently-discovered Roman remains |
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End or beginning? Catherine Hills discusses how recent archaeology is filling in the gaps in our knowledge of 5th-and 6th-century Britain, fuelling the debate about just how important marauding invaders were to the changes that followed the legion's departure. Published in History Today, Volume: 40 Issue: 10
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