Discover the story of one of Chester’s most significant archaeological sites. Find out what was there before the Romans built the largest amphitheatre in Britain, what new information was revealed about the amphitheatre and what happened in the centuries after the Romans left. This exhibition displays discoveries…
The events of the amphitheatre – its wild beasts and enslaved fighters – are one of the most enduring aspects of Roman culture that still capture the public imagination today. This touring exhibition brings together some of the country’s most important objects to tell…
Legion: life in the Roman army is a British Museum exhibition covering the subject of the Roman army from the perspective of ordinary soldiers. The exhibition includes a large variety of object types from throughout the Empire, from some of the world’s most famous Roman…
22nd January 2019 – 22nd April 2019 A free exhibition bringing to life the soundscape of Egypt during the Roman period. An AHRC-funded collaboration between the University of Kend, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the Petrie Museum at UCL. Petrie Museum of Eqyptian Archaeology, University College…
Archaeologist Tatiana Ivleva explores Roman glass bangles on both sides of Hadrian’s Wall in this new display. October 12 2017 – January 3 2018 This new display focuses on Newcastle University archaeologist Tatiana Ivleva’s research on Roman glass bangles in Britain. Great North Museum: HancockBarras…
Hadrian’s Cavalry Exhibition is a dispersed exhibition taking in 10 of the Museums along Hadrian’s Wall that will bring national, international and private collection loans together for the first time. The exhibition aims to tell the tale of Roman cavalry regiments and their key role…
28 January 2017 until 3 June 2018Rijksmuseum van Oudheden(National Museum of Antiquities)Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden, Netherlands Fibulae is a small exhibition about the clothing accessories that turn up most frequently in archaeologists’ finds: brooches known as fibulae. These brooches were used to fasten items…
Roman Empire: Power and People brings together over 160 stunning pieces from the British Museum to explore the story of one of the most powerful empires the world has ever seen. Highlights include sculpture from the villas of the Emperors Tiberius and Hadrian, coins from…
