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Roman soldiers typically stayed at temporary camps for a few days or weeks before continuing marching. The Hoog Buurlo camp ...
Amateur archaeologists uncovered a sandstone relief of the Roman goddess of victory in Northumberland. The find occurred in a ...
Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...
Believed to have been part of a much larger ornament, the pair found it during their 21st year of volunteer excavations.
The relief depicts a woman, identified by archaeologists as the goddess Victoria, or Victory, according to the release. The counterpart to Greek goddess Nike, Victoria personified victory and was ...
Alderney also has a plenty of attractions to explore including a Roman fort, a World War II bunkers, and the only working railway in the Channel Islands. Built by the British Government in the 1840s, ...
Austrian ruins previously known as the Desolate Castle were actually once a Roman bridgehead fort. The site served as a strategic trade crossing for the Danube River as part of the historic Amber ...
the Alderney Blonde Hedgehog. On the island are also puffins and gannets, as well as rare butterflies. For any historians, the island has lots to explore from a Roman fort to World War II bunkers ...
However, its tourist appeal extends to a broader audience, particularly those interested in exploring the nearby Roman archaeological legacy, especially the Saalburg Fort, the largest and ...
Alderney is also one of the most fortified places in the world and you can explore Roman, medieval, Victorian and Second World War forts and bunkers. There are cars here, but the speed limit is 35mph.
Chris Catling reported on the work of Sir Barry Cunliffe in Sark in CA 361. Discussion of Alderney’s Roman fort featured in CA 261. Joe Flatman completed a PhD in medieval archaeology at the ...