The remains of the mighty basilica wall at Roman Wroxeter (Viriconium) in Shropshire. Established by the end of the 1st century AD, Viriconium was one of the largest cities in Roman Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Wroxeter #Shropshire
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The remains of the mighty basilica wall at Roman Wroxeter (Viriconium) in Shropshire. Established by the end of the 1st century AD, Viriconium was one of the largest cities in Roman Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Wroxeter #Shropshire
A window to the ancient world...
The Roman Amphitheatre of El Djem, Tunisia
📸 Mine
#RomanSiteSaturday #archaeology #photooftheday 🏺
The Roman Amphitheatre of El Djem, Tunisia
📸 Mine
#RomanSiteSaturday #archaeology #photooftheday 🏺
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A window to the ancient world...
The Roman Amphitheatre of El Djem, Tunisia
📸 Mine
#RomanSiteSaturday #archaeology #photooftheday 🏺
The Roman Amphitheatre of El Djem, Tunisia
📸 Mine
#RomanSiteSaturday #archaeology #photooftheday 🏺
#RomanSiteSaturday
The Amphitheatre of #Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving #Roman amphitheatres.
#Archaeology #History
The Amphitheatre of #Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving #Roman amphitheatres.
#Archaeology #History
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#RomanSiteSaturday
The Amphitheatre of #Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving #Roman amphitheatres.
#Archaeology #History
The Amphitheatre of #Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving #Roman amphitheatres.
#Archaeology #History
Marble clad toilet seats in an ancient #Roman latrina in Ostia Antica - Toilets were shared spaces.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Marble clad toilet seats in an ancient #Roman latrina in Ostia Antica - Toilets were shared spaces.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
Nobody worried about sitting side by side and doing their business more publicly than we are comfortable with today.
#RomanSiteSaturday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own, #OstiaAntica.
Roman actor's mask found at Stockton Heath, near #Warrington, in 1869. It is perhaps the most striking item found associated with the Wilderspool site, along what is now the A49, a little south of the Mersey. Now in Warrington Museum.
#RomanSiteSaturday #Theatre #Cheshire #RomanBritain
📷 my own
#RomanSiteSaturday #Theatre #Cheshire #RomanBritain
📷 my own
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Roman actor's mask found at Stockton Heath, near #Warrington, in 1869. It is perhaps the most striking item found associated with the Wilderspool site, along what is now the A49, a little south of the Mersey. Now in Warrington Museum.
#RomanSiteSaturday #Theatre #Cheshire #RomanBritain
📷 my own
#RomanSiteSaturday #Theatre #Cheshire #RomanBritain
📷 my own
Ok - its #RomanSiteSaturday & a couple of weeks on I can finally sit down at do a thread on the Antonine Wall & all the Roman goodies around Glasgow
This is a massively underated set of sites & it was really exciting to explore! 🏴
🧵👇
This is a massively underated set of sites & it was really exciting to explore! 🏴
🧵👇
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Ok - its #RomanSiteSaturday & a couple of weeks on I can finally sit down at do a thread on the Antonine Wall & all the Roman goodies around Glasgow
This is a massively underated set of sites & it was really exciting to explore! 🏴
🧵👇
This is a massively underated set of sites & it was really exciting to explore! 🏴
🧵👇
Walking west in Hadrian's Wall mile 22. Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail runs between the Vallum ditch and north mound. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #romansitesaturday
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Walking west in Hadrian's Wall mile 22. Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail runs between the Vallum ditch and north mound. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #romansitesaturday
Roman theatre at Amman, Jordan. It is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre when the city was known as Philadelphia. A Greek inscription on one of the pillars indicates that this theater was built in honour of Emperor Antoninus Pius (AD 138–161). #RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Roman theatre at Amman, Jordan. It is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre when the city was known as Philadelphia. A Greek inscription on one of the pillars indicates that this theater was built in honour of Emperor Antoninus Pius (AD 138–161). #RomanSiteSaturday
"Researchers previously tallied the extent of Roman roads as covering around 117,163 miles (188,555 kilometers). The new work shows nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads across the extent of the Roman Empire."
#RomanSiteSaturday apnews.com/article/anci...
#RomanSiteSaturday apnews.com/article/anci...
All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows
As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
"Researchers previously tallied the extent of Roman roads as covering around 117,163 miles (188,555 kilometers). The new work shows nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads across the extent of the Roman Empire."
#RomanSiteSaturday apnews.com/article/anci...
#RomanSiteSaturday apnews.com/article/anci...
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Of particular note, this inscription which gives us a solid dating for the wall: to the rule of Urbicus, governor of Britain from 138-143 AD
#RomanSiteSaturday
Of particular note, this inscription which gives us a solid dating for the wall: to the rule of Urbicus, governor of Britain from 138-143 AD
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Of particular note, this inscription which gives us a solid dating for the wall: to the rule of Urbicus, governor of Britain from 138-143 AD
#RomanSiteSaturday
Of particular note, this inscription which gives us a solid dating for the wall: to the rule of Urbicus, governor of Britain from 138-143 AD
#RomanSiteSaturday
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We had a few other things to catch around the Glasgow area, so wind forward to the afternoon and a train ride to the outer suburbs around Motherwell & *another* bath house
In pretty great shape too!
#RomanSiteSaturday
We had a few other things to catch around the Glasgow area, so wind forward to the afternoon and a train ride to the outer suburbs around Motherwell & *another* bath house
In pretty great shape too!
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🧵/6
We had a few other things to catch around the Glasgow area, so wind forward to the afternoon and a train ride to the outer suburbs around Motherwell & *another* bath house
In pretty great shape too!
#RomanSiteSaturday
We had a few other things to catch around the Glasgow area, so wind forward to the afternoon and a train ride to the outer suburbs around Motherwell & *another* bath house
In pretty great shape too!
#RomanSiteSaturday
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A short walk away in the Kilpatrick cemetery there are a couple of uncovered sections of some of the stone foundations of the wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
A short walk away in the Kilpatrick cemetery there are a couple of uncovered sections of some of the stone foundations of the wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🧵/5
A short walk away in the Kilpatrick cemetery there are a couple of uncovered sections of some of the stone foundations of the wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
A short walk away in the Kilpatrick cemetery there are a couple of uncovered sections of some of the stone foundations of the wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
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Ok - fair warning, there's a *lot* to go through, and it may end up taking most of today to post this thread (not least because the wifi at our house is down so i'm having to get out and about for internet)
so yes - please bear with us
#RomanSiteSaturday
Ok - fair warning, there's a *lot* to go through, and it may end up taking most of today to post this thread (not least because the wifi at our house is down so i'm having to get out and about for internet)
so yes - please bear with us
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🧵/1
Ok - fair warning, there's a *lot* to go through, and it may end up taking most of today to post this thread (not least because the wifi at our house is down so i'm having to get out and about for internet)
so yes - please bear with us
#RomanSiteSaturday
Ok - fair warning, there's a *lot* to go through, and it may end up taking most of today to post this thread (not least because the wifi at our house is down so i'm having to get out and about for internet)
so yes - please bear with us
#RomanSiteSaturday
Tarragona, Spain.
#Roman Tarraco, established by early 2nd C BC, had a good variety of entertainment venues, eg
*325m long circus for chariot racing w cement vaults to support stands above + for circulation;
*amphitheatre nr beach + Via Augusta, handy for bringing animals in. 🏺
#Roman Tarraco, established by early 2nd C BC, had a good variety of entertainment venues, eg
*325m long circus for chariot racing w cement vaults to support stands above + for circulation;
*amphitheatre nr beach + Via Augusta, handy for bringing animals in. 🏺
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Then it's only a short way to Silvanus
I thought I was going to dislike this, in pictures it had looked a bit tacky but in person, it's actually pretty great! The rusty iron surface a nod to both the Roman, and later industrial legacy of the area
#AncientSiteSunday
#RomanSiteSaturday
Then it's only a short way to Silvanus
I thought I was going to dislike this, in pictures it had looked a bit tacky but in person, it's actually pretty great! The rusty iron surface a nod to both the Roman, and later industrial legacy of the area
#AncientSiteSunday
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🧵/19
Then it's only a short way to Silvanus
I thought I was going to dislike this, in pictures it had looked a bit tacky but in person, it's actually pretty great! The rusty iron surface a nod to both the Roman, and later industrial legacy of the area
#AncientSiteSunday
#RomanSiteSaturday
Then it's only a short way to Silvanus
I thought I was going to dislike this, in pictures it had looked a bit tacky but in person, it's actually pretty great! The rusty iron surface a nod to both the Roman, and later industrial legacy of the area
#AncientSiteSunday
#RomanSiteSaturday
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It was a big hurry to get there before closing but juuuust managed to get to the Hunterian Museum & its fantastic collection from the Antonine wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
It was a big hurry to get there before closing but juuuust managed to get to the Hunterian Museum & its fantastic collection from the Antonine wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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It was a big hurry to get there before closing but juuuust managed to get to the Hunterian Museum & its fantastic collection from the Antonine wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
It was a big hurry to get there before closing but juuuust managed to get to the Hunterian Museum & its fantastic collection from the Antonine wall
#RomanSiteSaturday
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Not only one of the best preserved sites in Roman Scotland but undoubtedly the most northerly bath house in the empire
The fort in which it was situated has not survived so well, but if you head round the corner you can just make out a section of the outer bank
#RomanSiteSaturday
Not only one of the best preserved sites in Roman Scotland but undoubtedly the most northerly bath house in the empire
The fort in which it was situated has not survived so well, but if you head round the corner you can just make out a section of the outer bank
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Not only one of the best preserved sites in Roman Scotland but undoubtedly the most northerly bath house in the empire
The fort in which it was situated has not survived so well, but if you head round the corner you can just make out a section of the outer bank
#RomanSiteSaturday
Not only one of the best preserved sites in Roman Scotland but undoubtedly the most northerly bath house in the empire
The fort in which it was situated has not survived so well, but if you head round the corner you can just make out a section of the outer bank
#RomanSiteSaturday
🧵/13
Also - to my amusement disproved my previous days assumption that i was at the 'Northernmost Baths in the empire' as just down the hill from Bar Hill ...a Bath House 🤭😆
...and its at least a few miles more northerly than Bearsden
#RomanSiteSaturday
Also - to my amusement disproved my previous days assumption that i was at the 'Northernmost Baths in the empire' as just down the hill from Bar Hill ...a Bath House 🤭😆
...and its at least a few miles more northerly than Bearsden
#RomanSiteSaturday
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🧵/13
Also - to my amusement disproved my previous days assumption that i was at the 'Northernmost Baths in the empire' as just down the hill from Bar Hill ...a Bath House 🤭😆
...and its at least a few miles more northerly than Bearsden
#RomanSiteSaturday
Also - to my amusement disproved my previous days assumption that i was at the 'Northernmost Baths in the empire' as just down the hill from Bar Hill ...a Bath House 🤭😆
...and its at least a few miles more northerly than Bearsden
#RomanSiteSaturday
Bullhead shaped double lamp -
Late 1st Century CE
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were discovered in the late 1990s
Cargos & everyday items were found including this Roman lamp, found in the flood levels of the shipyard
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
Late 1st Century CE
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were discovered in the late 1990s
Cargos & everyday items were found including this Roman lamp, found in the flood levels of the shipyard
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
November 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Bullhead shaped double lamp -
Late 1st Century CE
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were discovered in the late 1990s
Cargos & everyday items were found including this Roman lamp, found in the flood levels of the shipyard
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
Late 1st Century CE
At San Rossore, the wrecks of 30 vessels were discovered in the late 1990s
Cargos & everyday items were found including this Roman lamp, found in the flood levels of the shipyard
Now in Museo delle Navi Antiche di Pisa, #Pisa
#RomanSiteSaturday.
Some of the extensive remains of Roman Corbridge in Northumberland. A wonderful site with a great museum. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Corbridge #Northumberland
November 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some of the extensive remains of Roman Corbridge in Northumberland. A wonderful site with a great museum. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Corbridge #Northumberland
Just over a week to go until my talk at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow as part of the brilliant Aye Write festival - if you fancy hearing about my adventures in search of Scotland's ancient past, come along! Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...
#RomanSiteSaturday #AyeWrite
#RomanSiteSaturday #AyeWrite
The Road to Mons Gaupius: Alan Montgomery - Glasgow Life
Aye Write 2025 presents The Road to Mons Gaupius: Alan Montgomery
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Just over a week to go until my talk at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow as part of the brilliant Aye Write festival - if you fancy hearing about my adventures in search of Scotland's ancient past, come along! Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...
#RomanSiteSaturday #AyeWrite
#RomanSiteSaturday #AyeWrite
The Roman Theatre of Orange is in Orange, Vaucluse, France. It was built early in the 1st century AD and served the Roman colony of Arausio. It is owned by the municipality and is the home of the summer opera festival. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. #RomanSiteSaturday
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Roman Theatre of Orange is in Orange, Vaucluse, France. It was built early in the 1st century AD and served the Roman colony of Arausio. It is owned by the municipality and is the home of the summer opera festival. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. #RomanSiteSaturday
New post, the fifth and final part on ancient Kos! This post focuses on the famed Asclepieion, located a few kilometers outside the ancient city and active through the Roman period.
www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20...
#RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20...
#RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
November 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New post, the fifth and final part on ancient Kos! This post focuses on the famed Asclepieion, located a few kilometers outside the ancient city and active through the Roman period.
www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20...
#RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
www.roamintheempire.com/index.php/20...
#RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
#RomanSiteSaturday These steps lead up to Jugurtha's Table in Tunisia, a huge flat-topped mountain
Legend says the Numidian king Jugurtha made his last stand against the Romans here in 105 BC
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #photooftheday 🏺
Legend says the Numidian king Jugurtha made his last stand against the Romans here in 105 BC
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #photooftheday 🏺
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday These steps lead up to Jugurtha's Table in Tunisia, a huge flat-topped mountain
Legend says the Numidian king Jugurtha made his last stand against the Romans here in 105 BC
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #photooftheday 🏺
Legend says the Numidian king Jugurtha made his last stand against the Romans here in 105 BC
#archaeology #ancientbluesky #photooftheday 🏺
For #RomanSiteSaturday the Hellenistic Theatre, rebuilt in the Roman period at the end of the 1st century AD (Flavian period), at Teos, Ionia, Turkey; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For #RomanSiteSaturday the Hellenistic Theatre, rebuilt in the Roman period at the end of the 1st century AD (Flavian period), at Teos, Ionia, Turkey; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology