A reconstruction drawing of Hadrian’s wall, a rebellion within its garrison allowed the Picts to invade northern Britain during the Barbarian Conspiracy - Heritage Images/Historic England Roman rule ...

In Norfolk, England, archaeologists discovered a “beautifully preserved” Roman well that’s providing an unprecedented glimpse into life at a rural Roman settlement in Britain. On Facebook, researchers ...

Today's Object of the Week reveals how one County Durham man’s long‑forgotten military career reshapes what we know about ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new Cambridge-led study in Climatic Change reveals. Researchers argue ...

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

Under its Roman name Camulodunum, Colchester was granted colonia status in AD 49, becoming the earliest recorded capital in Roman Britain.

Fearsome Roman gladiators dueling for the entertainment of a roaring amphitheater looms large in the cultural imagination, perhaps now more than ever with Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator sequel, ...

ALDBOROUGH, ENGLAND—When the Romans conquered Britain in the first century a.d., they transformed the island into an industrial powerhouse, particularly by means of large-scale extraction and ...

Puncture injuries by large felid scavenging on both sides of bone. A skeleton from Roman-era England has bite marks consistent with those of a large cat like a lion, suggesting that this individual ...