The Prevalence of Christianity in Roman Britain to AD 410
Popular mythology claims that Joseph of Arimathea introduced Christianity into Britain in AD 63 when he brought the Holy Grail to Glastonbury after Christ’s crucifixion.
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…
An Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall
A new map will help walkers and other visitors to Hadrian
52,000 Roman coins discovered in England
A massive hoard of over 52 000 coins dating back to the third century AD have been discovered in a field near Frome in the English country of Somerset.
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.
Inscriptions from Alchester: Vespasian's Base of the Second Augustan Legion(?)
The history of the Roman invasion and conquest of Britain has been one of the most intensely debated subjects in Romano-British studies.
Africans in Roman York?
New forensic techniques in archaeology reveal existence of high status Africans living in 4th Century AD York. A picture of multi-cultural Britain in…