MOVIE REVIEW – Boudica: Warrior Queen
This is my review of Boudica: Warrior Queen starring Alex Kingston, Emily Blunt and Steve Waddington.
A Lady of York: migration, ethnicity and identity in Roman Britain
Modern methods of analysis applied to cemeteries have often been used in our pages to suggest generalities about mobility and diet. But these same techniques applied to a single individual, together with the grave goods and burial rite, can open a special kind of personal window on the past.
A Lady of York: migration, ethnicity and identity in Roman Britain
Modern methods of analysis applied to cemeteries have often been used in our pages to suggest generalities about mobility and diet. But these same techniques applied to a single individual, together with the grave goods and burial rite, can open a special kind of personal window on the past.
Why did the Romans fail to conquer Scotland?
Several reasons have been advanced for this failure by Rome. ‘Failure’ implies that it was the Roman intention to conquer the whole island.
Roman temporary camps in Britain
The thesis draws together for the first time in print a comprehensive list of Roman temporary camps in Britain, drawn from published and archival sources.
The Boudican Revolt: Countdown to defeat
This paper reconsiders the chronology of the Boudican rebellion from its outbreak to when it concluded with the defeat of the Iceni and how the chronology of the rebellion can be used to gauge the more probable location of the final battle.
Can Computerised Terrain Analysis Find Boudica's Last Battlefield?
We have few details of the native response to the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43, but one episode entered folklore: the rebellion of an East Anglian queen. Steve Kaye thinks he knows how to narrow down the search for the elusive site of Boudica’s last stand.
The Auxilia in Roman Britain and the Two Germanies from Augustus to Caracalla: Family, Religion and
This thesis examines the cultural and social relationships cultivated by ethnically diverse auxiliary soldiers in the western Roman empire. These soldiers were enrolled in the Roman auxilia, military units that drew primarily on the non-Roman subjects of the empire for their recruits in numbers that equaled the legionaries.
Ptolemy, Tacitus and the tribes of north Britain
Ptolemy’s list of places in north Britain, arranged by tribe, may include both native sites and Roman forts. Unallocated fort names may have been added by Ptolemy to the list of what he thought was the appropriate tribe, possibly not always correctly…
A Lady of York: migration, ethnicity and identity in Roman Britain
Here, the authors of a multidisciplinary project use a combination of scientific techniques to illuminate Roman York, and later Roman history in general, with their image of a glamorous mixed-race woman, in touch with Africa, Christianity, Rome and Yorkshire.