Colour – Romans in Scotland

Section I. The Great Misconception: Deconstructing the “White Lie” of Classical Antiquity Introduction: The “White Lie” as an Ideological Construct

Roman Britain in Colour display – Great North Museum: Hancock

Pause and enjoy a dramatic reimagining that shows how seven Roman altars in the Hadrian’s Wall gallery were originally brightly coloured. Now

This tombstone was found next to Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields and is for a woman born in St Albans

The Great North Museum has colourised altars and tombstones according to pigmentation left on the stonework. This is a video

A bas relief was commissioned by the Roman Senate in 13 BC in honour of the triumphs of Emperor Augustus

Roman statues were not the white we see today but were painted. This recreated bust of Caligula uses the pigments

Excellent video by Dr Louisa Campbell of Glasgow University on pigmentation found on Roman statues and showing original colours.