Category: Life & Culture
Religion, food, farming, medicine, technology, language, writing, clothing, games and daily life.
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Roman Games — Activities to Try
Gaming pieces, dice and boards show that games were part of Roman life. The activities below are modern classroom versions…
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Claudia Severa: Roman Britain’s Earliest Female Writer
Executive Summary. Claudia Severa (fl. AD 97–105) was a Roman British woman known from ink-on-wood letters unearthed at the fort of…
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X-rays Reveal Where Roman Pottery Found in Scotland Was Made
Tiny fragments of Roman pottery found at forts across Scotland can now be traced back to the workshops in France…
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Storage Jugs – Amphora – in Scotland
An amphora is a tall jar with two handles that the Romans used to carry things like oil, wine, or…
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When the Weather Changed: Climate Crisis in Bronze Age Stirling
Climate change is often regarded as a modern problem, but the people of prehistoric Scotland experienced dramatic environmental changes thousands…
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Roman Engineering Techniques
To build stone forts moving huge stones the Romans used advanced engineering techniques many learned from the Greeks. Roman engineering…
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Roman Impact on Farming (Loch Clunie)
The impact of Roman military campaigns on local Scottish farming communities was highly complex and varied significantly depending on the…
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Roman Leather
The information here is taken from the thesis A Comparative Study of Roman-period Leatherfrom Northern Britain by Charlotte Douglas. Evidence…
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Roman Technology in Scotland
How Rome built and supplied an army at the edge of the Empire The Roman occupation of Scotland required much…
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Medicine & Health in Roman Scotland
Surgery, hospitals, baths, parasites and the realities of frontier health Roman medicine combined practical experience with ideas inherited particularly from…
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Gods & Beliefs in Roman Scotland
An international religion on Rome’s northern frontier Religion in Roman Scotland was extraordinarily diverse. Roman soldiers did not arrive carrying…
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Food & Drink in Roman Scotland
What did people actually eat on Rome’s northern frontier? Roman soldiers stationed in Scotland needed feeding every day. A fort…
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Daily Life in Roman Scotland
Beyond soldiers, forts and battles Much of the surviving evidence for Roman Scotland is military. Forts, camps, weapons, inscriptions and…
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Explore Roman Altars
Gods, soldiers and beliefs on Rome’s northern frontier Across Roman Scotland, archaeologists have discovered stone altars dedicated to gods and…
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BBC News: Roman ‘miniature masterpiece’ to be displayed for first time
BBC News – Roman ‘miniature masterpiece’ to be displayed for first time https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yr11w699zo
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Roman Cult of Mithras: A Comprehensive Survey of Academic Historiography and Archaeological Evidence
The academic investigation into the Roman cult of Mithras—alternatively termed the Mithraic Mysteries—represents one of the most dynamic and shifting…
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Romans and Ringworm
https://www.thetimes.com/article/5b1b4758-5307-4f2e-beda-fe458f4ce3b7?shareToken=14bc2810c2b5e6dea531481deae495d8
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The Reality of Roman Colour: An Analysis of Pigments, Techniques, and Functions
Section I. The Great Misconception: Deconstructing the “White Lie” of Classical Antiquity Introduction: The “White Lie” as an Ideological Construct…
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Roman Town Buildings
Ancient Roman towns were meticulously planned and featured a variety of key buildings that served different purposes. Here are some…
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Roman Jewellery
The British Museum has many pieces of Roman Jewellery but below you can find examples from the empire excavated from…
