Childhood in the Roman Empire
Ray Laurence considers how children were seen in ancient Rome and looks at some of the harsher aspects of childhood – sickness, violence and endless work.
Roman Empire
Julius Caesar’s First Landing in Britain
Julius Caesar first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC, but it was almost another hundred years before the Romans actually conquered Britain in AD 43.
Heads or Tails?
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.
Roman Britain: Ruling Britannia
Archaeologist Miles Russell describes recent discoveries which overturn accepted views about the Roman invasion of Britain.
The End of The Roman Empire: Did it Collapse or Was it Transformed?
Bryan Ward-Perkins finds that archaeology offers unarguable evidence for an abrupt ending.
Abdication of the Emperor Diocletian
The Roman emperor abdicated on May 1st, 305.
Gladiator and the Myths of Rome
T.P. Wiseman looks at the development of the myth of ancient Rome, derived from the way its history has been seen.
Celebrity in the Ancient World
Robert Garland considers the meaning of fame and celebrity to the Greeks and Romans.
Death of the Emperor Claudius
Claudius died on 13 October AD 54. Roman opinion was convinced that Agrippina had poisoned him.
The Roman Villa at Sirmione
The beauty of Sirmione, which lies at the southern tip of Lake Garda in Italy, has proved an inspiration for poets since 56 BC, as T.P. Wiseman explains.