Association for Roman Archaeology
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The ARA is a UK charity that supports & promotes Roman history & archaeology. Members get magazines & go on tours. Interested in joining? Visit our website
http://www.associationromanarchaeology.org
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Three coin hoards found in northern France
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Three coin hoards found in northern France
Three amphorae containing around 40000 coins were discovered by the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research in Senon.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Three coin hoards found in northern France
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Abbondanza! This large mosaic emblema uses a limited palette of stone tesserae to depict baskets of fish and fruit, symbols of abundance from the sea and land. It probably once decorated the floor of a Roman villa's triclinium (dining room). 🏺
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
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1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
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December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Abbondanza! This large mosaic emblema uses a limited palette of stone tesserae to depict baskets of fish and fruit, symbols of abundance from the sea and land. It probably once decorated the floor of a Roman villa's triclinium (dining room). 🏺
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
1st-2nd c. CE, Carthage. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
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Roman inkwell discovery reveals advanced ink chemistry 300 years earlier than expected | Chemistry World
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Roman-era ink reveals surprising chemical complexity
2000-year-old residue indicates the Romans wrote with iron-gall inks hundreds of years earlier than expected
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December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Roman inkwell discovery reveals advanced ink chemistry 300 years earlier than expected | Chemistry World
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Giving Tuesday feels like a good day to show a little love to Colchester’s stories. If something in our collections makes you smile, you can adopt it, or gift an adoption to someone who’d love it.
Adopt: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/adoptanobject/
Adopt: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/adoptanobject/
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Giving Tuesday feels like a good day to show a little love to Colchester’s stories. If something in our collections makes you smile, you can adopt it, or gift an adoption to someone who’d love it.
Adopt: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/adoptanobject/
Adopt: colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/adoptanobject/
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If you’ve enjoyed the updates from the Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig please consider voting for us thanks
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Archaeology Awards Voting - Current Archaeology
Voting has now opened for the Current Archaeology Awards! Which people, projects and publications deserve recognition?
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December 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
If you’ve enjoyed the updates from the Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig please consider voting for us thanks
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Dedication stone from Roman Bath to the goddess Sulis which was set up by Priscus, a stonemason and tribesman of the Carnutes (a tribe in Gaul). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Bath
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Dedication stone from Roman Bath to the goddess Sulis which was set up by Priscus, a stonemason and tribesman of the Carnutes (a tribe in Gaul). Now part of the museum collections at The Roman Baths in Bath. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Bath
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Relief from Aphrodisias in Turkey.
A heroically nude Claudius dominates a pleading woman, captioned below in Greek as BPETANNIA.
The relief commemorates the emperor's invasion of Britain in 43, and was found in 1980.
(Now in Aphrodisias Archaeological Museum.)
#EpigraphyTuesday
#ReliefWednesday
A heroically nude Claudius dominates a pleading woman, captioned below in Greek as BPETANNIA.
The relief commemorates the emperor's invasion of Britain in 43, and was found in 1980.
(Now in Aphrodisias Archaeological Museum.)
#EpigraphyTuesday
#ReliefWednesday
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Relief from Aphrodisias in Turkey.
A heroically nude Claudius dominates a pleading woman, captioned below in Greek as BPETANNIA.
The relief commemorates the emperor's invasion of Britain in 43, and was found in 1980.
(Now in Aphrodisias Archaeological Museum.)
#EpigraphyTuesday
#ReliefWednesday
A heroically nude Claudius dominates a pleading woman, captioned below in Greek as BPETANNIA.
The relief commemorates the emperor's invasion of Britain in 43, and was found in 1980.
(Now in Aphrodisias Archaeological Museum.)
#EpigraphyTuesday
#ReliefWednesday
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The military tombstone of Gaius Saufeius. This massive gravestone has a tenon at the bottom edge. It is gabled, having the outline of a pediment and acroteria. It was found in Lincoln at the corner of Salt House Lane. It dates to the 1st century AD. Now in the British Museum. #EpigraphyTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The military tombstone of Gaius Saufeius. This massive gravestone has a tenon at the bottom edge. It is gabled, having the outline of a pediment and acroteria. It was found in Lincoln at the corner of Salt House Lane. It dates to the 1st century AD. Now in the British Museum. #EpigraphyTuesday
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👀 Grosvenor Museum #Chester
Antefix fragments with LEG XX & decorated with a boar, symbol of the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix.
The museum believes V. V. stood for Valiant and Victorious, probably awarded to the legion after they helped defeat #Boudicca AD61
#Roman #Archaeology
#TilesOnTuesday
Antefix fragments with LEG XX & decorated with a boar, symbol of the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix.
The museum believes V. V. stood for Valiant and Victorious, probably awarded to the legion after they helped defeat #Boudicca AD61
#Roman #Archaeology
#TilesOnTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
👀 Grosvenor Museum #Chester
Antefix fragments with LEG XX & decorated with a boar, symbol of the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix.
The museum believes V. V. stood for Valiant and Victorious, probably awarded to the legion after they helped defeat #Boudicca AD61
#Roman #Archaeology
#TilesOnTuesday
Antefix fragments with LEG XX & decorated with a boar, symbol of the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix.
The museum believes V. V. stood for Valiant and Victorious, probably awarded to the legion after they helped defeat #Boudicca AD61
#Roman #Archaeology
#TilesOnTuesday
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for example, in Roman Britain the phrase is only known from one inscription, the original of which is now lost! The text refers to the restoration of a shrine of Jupiter Optimus Maximus of Doliche.
Image: RIB 916. Link - romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...
Image: RIB 916. Link - romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
for example, in Roman Britain the phrase is only known from one inscription, the original of which is now lost! The text refers to the restoration of a shrine of Jupiter Optimus Maximus of Doliche.
Image: RIB 916. Link - romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...
Image: RIB 916. Link - romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions...
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There are also some interesting idiosyncrasies to this inscription, such as the opening IN H(onorem) D(omus) D(ivinae). This phraseology is common in inscriptions from the Rhineland, but is notably uncommon in Roman inscriptions elsewhere.
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
There are also some interesting idiosyncrasies to this inscription, such as the opening IN H(onorem) D(omus) D(ivinae). This phraseology is common in inscriptions from the Rhineland, but is notably uncommon in Roman inscriptions elsewhere.
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#EpigraphyTuesday – a fetching inscription from Großbottwar, taking the form of a dedication plaque for the building of a Temple to Apollo & Sirona by one Gaius Longinius Speratus: AD 201. #Latin 🏺🧵
Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart (RL402). Link – landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sam...
Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart (RL402). Link – landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sam...
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#EpigraphyTuesday – a fetching inscription from Großbottwar, taking the form of a dedication plaque for the building of a Temple to Apollo & Sirona by one Gaius Longinius Speratus: AD 201. #Latin 🏺🧵
Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart (RL402). Link – landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sam...
Image: Landesmuseum Württemberg Stuttgart (RL402). Link – landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/sammlung/sam...
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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 2: A Bronze Stag 🦌
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#AshmoleanAdvent Day 2: A Bronze Stag 🦌
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak.
This brooch was once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel which was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.
🦌 AN1927.418
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Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
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Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
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Happy December!🎄🌟
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy December!🎄🌟
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
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This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye.
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
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#skystorians #ancientsky
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye.
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god.
📸 me
#skystorians #ancientsky
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Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Remains of a Roman mosaic found at Bays Meadow Roman Villa, near Droitwich in Worcestershire. Now part of the collections at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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🐬 #MosaicMonday from ancient Issa (Vis) 🇭🇷
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🐬 #MosaicMonday from ancient Issa (Vis) 🇭🇷
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
This mosaic of two dolphins, found in the Roman baths at Issa, reflects the site’s long-standing connection to the sea and its blend of Greek origins and later Roman culture. A simple but striking piece from the Adriatic.
📷 Zavicajni Muzej Vis
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trailgiftshop.co.uk Hand Painted Wooden Sign Acorn/Centurion 30x20cm for sale. All money raised going to Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail for essential maintenance.
#hadrianswall #followtheacorn
#hadrianswall #followtheacorn
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
trailgiftshop.co.uk Hand Painted Wooden Sign Acorn/Centurion 30x20cm for sale. All money raised going to Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail for essential maintenance.
#hadrianswall #followtheacorn
#hadrianswall #followtheacorn
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House of Antiope, a #Roman villa decorated with floor #mosaics. Bulgaria’s Devnya.
The #villa was built in the late 3rd or early 4thC AD, perhaps during the rule of #Emperor #Constantine the #Great (r. 306–337).
The best-known of the mosaics is the depiction of the #gorgon #Medusa #MosaicMonday
The #villa was built in the late 3rd or early 4thC AD, perhaps during the rule of #Emperor #Constantine the #Great (r. 306–337).
The best-known of the mosaics is the depiction of the #gorgon #Medusa #MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
House of Antiope, a #Roman villa decorated with floor #mosaics. Bulgaria’s Devnya.
The #villa was built in the late 3rd or early 4thC AD, perhaps during the rule of #Emperor #Constantine the #Great (r. 306–337).
The best-known of the mosaics is the depiction of the #gorgon #Medusa #MosaicMonday
The #villa was built in the late 3rd or early 4thC AD, perhaps during the rule of #Emperor #Constantine the #Great (r. 306–337).
The best-known of the mosaics is the depiction of the #gorgon #Medusa #MosaicMonday
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✨Cave Canem✨
The dogs of ancient Roman were often deployed to guard homes. Mosaics of dogs in guarding roles can be found at the entrances of homes mimicking the guarding function AND potentially offering warning of the real life guard nearby.
#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History
The dogs of ancient Roman were often deployed to guard homes. Mosaics of dogs in guarding roles can be found at the entrances of homes mimicking the guarding function AND potentially offering warning of the real life guard nearby.
#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
✨Cave Canem✨
The dogs of ancient Roman were often deployed to guard homes. Mosaics of dogs in guarding roles can be found at the entrances of homes mimicking the guarding function AND potentially offering warning of the real life guard nearby.
#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History
The dogs of ancient Roman were often deployed to guard homes. Mosaics of dogs in guarding roles can be found at the entrances of homes mimicking the guarding function AND potentially offering warning of the real life guard nearby.
#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History
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This fragment of Roman mosaic was discovered under the site of the Bank of England as it was being rebuilt in 1805. A year later it was purchased by the British Museum, where it can still be seen today. #MosaicMonday
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This fragment of Roman mosaic was discovered under the site of the Bank of England as it was being rebuilt in 1805. A year later it was purchased by the British Museum, where it can still be seen today. #MosaicMonday
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Riding into December like an Eros drives his wild-cat chariot.
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Riding into December like an Eros drives his wild-cat chariot.
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
📸 Us, #Roman villa, Desenzano del Garda.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome
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For #MosaicMonday a Roman Fish, Foul and Fruits Mosaic now in the National Museum of Rome courtesy of Mary Harrsch. #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For #MosaicMonday a Roman Fish, Foul and Fruits Mosaic now in the National Museum of Rome courtesy of Mary Harrsch. #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
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As it's now December, thoughts inevitably turn to Christmassy things. For an alternative wreath, here's a delicate scroll found at Great Weldon in 1738. 1/3
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
As it's now December, thoughts inevitably turn to Christmassy things. For an alternative wreath, here's a delicate scroll found at Great Weldon in 1738. 1/3
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺
#MosaicMonday
#AncientBlueSky 🏺