Roman News and Archeology

Camille Jullian - Vercingétorix _ Chap. VIII p. 1, 2 & 3

Published on 2012-02-11 10:45:53

Vercingétorix Chapitre VIII - Vercingétorix, chef de clan.   1. Rôle effacé des Arvernes depuis l'arrivée de César. Nous connaissons déjà le peuple arverne ; nous savons pourquoi il avait commandé à la Gaule libre et pourquoi il pouvait lui commander encore le jour d'un soulèvement général. Ses montagnes menaçaient les grandes routes où circulaient les légions romaines. À la Gaule soulevée, il offrirait ses terrasses fortifiées propres aux longues résistance

1,000-piece puzzle may unlock secrets to the Roman conquest of Britain

Published on 2012-02-11 10:43:09

Historians and archaeologists are trying to solve an ancient mystery that is already shedding remarkable new light on the Roman conquest of Britain. After years of painstaking conservation work, experts at the British Museum have succeeded in reconstructing the finest Roman battle helmet ever found in the UK. Originally discovered by a metal detectorist, as literally hundreds of corroded fragments buried in a field in the East Midlands, the helmet has gradually been revealing its secrets to Bri

The splendour of a Roman Villa once buried at Lullingstone

Published on 2012-02-11 10:40:46

A typical Roman villa was built round a courtyard, by Peter Jackson Men digging holes for a park fence found, beneath their spades, a beautiful mosaic floor. Their find was later to set archaeologists on a trail of discovery which was to take them far back into Roman Britain where they were to unravel the intriguing story of a villa's creation and destruction and of the people who lived and died within its walls. Once the house had teemed with life and worship. But nothing could save it now. It