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Founded in 1910 for the study of Roman history, archaeology, literature and art down to about A.D. 700. Based at Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. www.romansociety.org
Friends, followers and everybody! We've been asked to share info about The Roman Army School (and our social media person is a Roman Army expert) so please take a look! 2–5 April 2027 · Collingwood College, Durham. ad43.org.uk
The Roman Army School | Durham Roman Army Conference
The Roman Army School is an annual Durham conference bringing leading specialists together with everyone who has a serious interest in the Roman army.
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"Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real
Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in reality
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We hope your Monday is going better than for this hippo from Pompeii. 🏺 #MosaicMonday IMAGO image no #01828 www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
According to the unreliable Fasti of Hydatius it was on 8 October in 316 CE that Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Cibalae. This pic is of a massive stone hand and marble head are in from the Basilica of Constantine at Rome. IMAGO no. 3249 www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
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'AI Cracked the Rules of a Lost Roman Board Game, and It’s Unlike Anything We Expected' 🏺 www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
AI Cracked the Rules of a Lost Roman Board Game, and It’s Unlike Anything We Expected
You can now play the lost Roman board game called Ludus Coriovalli that was discovered in a museum.
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'First London Museum exhibit to be held in rediscovered underground Roman vaults' www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
First London Museum exhibit to be held in rediscovered underground vaults
Londinium: The Making Of A Roman City will transport visitors back in time to explore the first 50 years of Roman London.
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That entire panel is just astonishing. I have to post my recent higher res photos, but all I have is this one, taken with an older iPhone. Still … wow.
Metal detectorist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Amateur archaeologist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field
The hoard, buried south of Cologne in the second century AD, is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of Hadrian
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Is this the best known 'Roman' mosaic? Cave Canem - beware of this dog at Pompeii. #MosaicMonday www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
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A rather fancy doorway inside the Imperial Baths at Trier. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
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An autumnal view of the Roman fort of Caer Gai for #RomanFortThursday www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
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'Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds' www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds
Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmet
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Isn't this a-doorable? Wall painting of a door from the Villa of Fannius, Boscoreale www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
EDIT. This is actually Maximian, who is depicted in the retinue of the emperor (and mislabelled in our IMAGE library). Apologies.
The Roman Society@theromansoc.bsky.social · 3w agoAnother emperor (there were a LOT of emperors and usurpers so we're not featuring them all). This time in mosaic form for #MosaicMonday it's Justinian I. The mosaic is from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
“Oddly” = they didn’t bother to get image permissions. But I did. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.
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Oddly, they don’t include photos of the cat and dog. Here’s ΖΜΑΡΑΓΔΙΝ (Zmaragdin, ‘Emerald’) the cat (who is appropriately on its own luxe pillow), and a leaping ΩΚΕΑΝΟΣ (Okeanos, ‘Ocean’) the dog. 📸 Anatolian Archaeology
The Roman Society@theromansoc.bsky.social · 4w ago'Roman man’s tribute to beloved pet cat and dog found in 1,800-year-old mosaic' www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Another emperor (there were a LOT of emperors and usurpers so we're not featuring them all). This time in mosaic form for #MosaicMonday it's Justinian I. The mosaic is from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
It was on 18 September 96 CE that Nerva became emperor, after Domitian was assassinated. According to Suetonius, Domitian had decided not to have Nerva murdered because a horoscope foretold the sickly Nerva wouldn't live long. (Nerva in fact survived about another two years before dying of illness.)
While we're posting about emperors. It was probably on 17th September in 14 CE that Tiberius formally took over from Augustus. www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...
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'Rare Roman painting reveals an unusual use of Egyptian blue' archaeologymag.com/2026/09/roma...
Rare Roman painting reveals an unusual use of Egyptian blue | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Roman craftsmen in Italy mixed Egyptian blue into lime mortar beneath a marine painting, revealing a rare Roman wall-painting technique.
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'Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years' www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
Ancient Rome’s Largest Fresco and Mosaic Complex, Featuring Depictions of a Mysterious Maritime City, Opens to the Public After 2,000 Years
The massive artworks, created in the first century C.E., were discovered in the 1990s during excavations of the Baths of Trajan
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'Roman man’s tribute to beloved pet cat and dog found in 1,800-year-old mosaic' www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Roman man’s tribute to beloved pet cat and dog found in 1,800-year-old mosaic
Cat’s name likely hints at villa owner’s link to North Africa
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'Ancient marble engravings show how Romans revered lightning strikes' www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Ancient marble engravings show how Romans revered lightning strikes
Findings shed light on ‘meticulous ritual procedures of time’, researchers say
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'Monumental Roman wall mosaic revealed beneath the Baths of Trajan' - maybe biggest wall mosaic ever found. www.heritagedaily.com/2026/09/monu...
Monumental Roman wall mosaic revealed beneath the Baths of Trajan
Archaeologists in Rome have revealed what is believed to be the largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever discovered, following the opening of new archaeological spaces beneath the Baths of Trajan. - Her...
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We are in a new-academic-year mood and missed that yesterday (15 September) was the anniversary of the future Pope Gregory XIII introducing the calendar that would replace the version introduced by Julius Caesar (depicted here in statue form -image from IMAGO www.romansociety.org/Imago/Image-...)
Starts tomorrow! Still time to enrol.
The Roman Society@theromansoc.bsky.social · 2mo agoRegistration now open for our new online course! Exploring the World of Sappho, with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
Starts next Wednesday! Still time to enrol on our new online course, 'Exploring the World of Sappho', with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
Registration now open for our new online course! Exploring the World of Sappho, with Sam Newington. Live weekly sessions start Wednesday 16 September (6-7.30pm, UK time), or watch the recordings when it suits you! www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...
'Roman stones said to be Wales’ earliest portraits displayed for first time' nation.cymru/news/roman-s...
Roman stones said to be Wales’ earliest portraits displayed for first time
Nation.Cymru Staff Two Roman stone carvings thought to be the earliest known portraits produced in Wales have gone on display for the first time. The stone carvings, which depict defeated and…
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