This week's #FindsFriday is an exquisite #Roman glass bottle discovered intact! Dating to the late second or third century, this ovoid or pear-shaped flask is free-blown with colorless glass, its rim folded inwards and flattened down. #Roman Glass #Archaeology #Roman Britain
Roman snail dye found in UK for first time.
The chunk of Tyrian purple, which was mixed with beeswax to preserve it, was dug up at Carlisle Cricket Club as part of ongoing yearly excavations.
Photo credit Frank Giecco #RomanBritain bbc.com/news/articles/…
The remains of Milecastle 39 on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland (located to the northeast of Once Brewed). Milecastles helped to control access through the wall. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #HadriansWall 📸 My own.
Foundation deposit from near Hadrian’s Wall.
This bronze purse contained the equivalent of over a month’s salary for a soldier in silver denarii. The coins date from the Republic to one or two years before the visit..(1/3)
📷March
#Roman #Archaeology #Roman Britain #FindsFriday
Since the Invasion by Emperor Claudius in AD43 well into the 6th century Richborough served as the gateway to Britannia looking from the west gate the farm track marks the start of Watling Street which ran up into the heart of the province #Kent #RomanBritain #archaeology
Painted wall plaster from Roman Winchester (Venta Belgarum). Dating to the 2nd century AD, the fragment is part of the collections at Winchester City Museum. #FrescoFriday #RomanBritain 📸 My own.
Religious mask from the Roman baths at Aquae Sulis.
This tin mask was likely carried by priest in a religious procession, the eyes may have been made of glass or precious stones. The rivet holes at the edges suggest..(1/2).
📷April
#Archaeology #Roman Britain #Roman
The stunning Orpheus Mosaic within the sacarium of the Littlecote Roman Villa. The mosaic was discovered in 1728 and restored in 1979. Once a family villa it became a ceremonial complex in around AD360 to Orpheus and Dionysus #Wiltshire #RomanBritain
This rare collection of Roman gold coins, known as aurei, was discovered by a metal detectorist in Didcot, Oxfordshire in 1995. It was probably buried sometime in the AD 160s, when the 126 coins were equivalent to 10.5 years of a soldier's salary #FindsFriday
Celebrating as many Ancient Roman Festivals as I can this year. Today we are celebrating the festival of Florales 28 Apr – 3 May. Looks like I'm off for another 4 days. Nah mate can't come in, it's Florales 😀 #ancientrome #ClassicsTwitter #history #florales #History #romanbritain …
There were several methods of mosaic construction. The Direct method was that the tesserae were laid individually onto a fresh bed. Usually, the central part was laid first, then outwards. Suited for plain tessellated pavements, simple motifs, and repeated borders. #RomanBritain
Did you know that the analysis of parasitic, shell-boring worms in #oyster shells could reveal possible internal #RomanBritain trade links!
For example, #Silchester ate from the south coast, #Leicester had them from the Kent-north Essex coast.
#FoodFriday #Archaeology
This coin, a type very rare in #RomanBritain , dates from AD145-161. It features an eagle & a winged thunderbolt & came from a site in the City of London, hinting at visitors from Italy or southern Gaul. #FindsFriday #romanempire #archaeology #numismatics #commercialarchaeology
Rockbourne have several surviving example of pottery candlesticks, which suggests this was the main source of light. Making candles was a household task in the countryside.
#FindsFriday #RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanVilla
Good morning from the Roman Baths. Here's an image of the Great Bath with the covered Inner Terrace above. Have a great weekend!
#RomanBaths #RomanBritain #VisitBath #ReflectionPhotography
Rockbourne from the air 🚁 Villas can tell us about the Romans in the #countryside , away from towns and forts. Yet we know very little on the ordinary farmers and the landscape. #Archaeology #RomanBritain
My favourite Roman Bath House is at #ChestersRomanFort on #HadriansWall in rural #Northumberland . It has a couple of phases. But is contemporary with the Wall.
#RomanArchaeology #RomanBritain
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