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Rare Roman lead ingots found by metal detectorists in Ceredigion The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in west Wales.

''Exceptionally rare' Roman lead blocks found on farmland'

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Seeing Old Age in Pre-Modern Cultures
Fri 13 Mar, 12pm shorturl.at/jzAg8

Understandings of old age & the role of the old in society vary widely across time & cultures. This event launches a new initiative to enable comparisons & discussions between scholars of pre-modern cultures in Europe & China.

#RAC/TRAC2026 in Aarhus is coming up!

Registration is open with an early bird discount until March 15: www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026...

@theromansoc.bsky.social is also offering bursaries, check them out here: www.romansocietyrac.ac.uk/ractrac-2026... (Deadline 23 Feb)

#AncientBlueSky

Starts tomorrow! Still time to sign up...

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Britannia Vol. 56 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @theromansoc.bsky.social @sherdnerd.bsky.social @profjaneevans.bsky.social

Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof. Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

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New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof. Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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Following our introductory course, A Taste of Latin, we are running a survey for people interested in taking language courses in Ancient Greek or Latin. If you think you may be interested, please complete the survey here by Friday 20 February.

Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

The Hellenic and Roman Library > Events > Event Registration Herodotus and History

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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Join us for a lecture and food tasting with renowned chef and food historian, Sally Grainger!

'Roman food, taste and perception of quality'
Tues 24 February, 7-9pm, at Senate House.
Event in aid of The Hellenic & Roman Library. Booking essential.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Marble bust of Herodotus. Image from Metropolitan museum collection.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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Animal Offerings and Painted Walls Reveal Secrets of the Ancient Roman Cult Site Nida Learn about the cult district of Nida, an ancient cult site uncovered under Frankfurt that archaeologists are calling one of the most significant Roman discoveries in Europe.

'Animal Offerings and Painted Walls Reveal Secrets of the Ancient Roman Cult Site Nida'

www.discovermagazine.com/animal-offer...

A Roman ship with its entire cargo of garum amphorae intact found off the coast of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea Beneath the relentless transparency of the Ionian Sea, a few miles off the coast of the Italian town of Gallipoli, on the shores of the Gulf of Taranto, the wreck of a large Roman oneraria ship has be...

'A Roman ship with its entire cargo of garum amphorae intact found off the coast of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea'

www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/02/a...

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

'Roman Lanchester Diploma is in Durham’s Museum of Archaeology'

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2581508...

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Roman Arena Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.

We have more gladiator news! KCL's Dr John Pearce has been catching up with Professor Kathleen Coleman and Misha Glenny on In Our Time to discuss the infinitely popular subject of gladiators and their arenas across the Roman empire.

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Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts | King's College London 35th Runciman lecture by Professor Claudia Rapp. Preceded by Orthodox Vespers in the Chapel at 17:15

This Thursday (9 Feb)! 2026 Runciman lecture: 'Small Things, Big Stories: Approaching Byzantine Society through Prayer Book Manuscripts.'

From prayers for silk worms to family events, Professor Claudia Rapp focuses on rural life in the Christian middle ages.

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/small...

Tomorrow! Please re-skeet.

New! ‘Herodotus and History’ course with Professor Chris Carey.

Join Prof Carey from Wednesday 25th February to find out about one of the most fascinating writers of the ancient world! Five, weekly online sessions with recordings available.

www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

@theromansoc.bsky.social is offering students a unique opportunity to do a placement and to join the 2026 summer excavations at Falerii Novi, with the BSR and the University of London @ics.bsky.social

Applications are open until 28 February 2026:
www.romansociety.org/Grants-Prize...

@hellenicsociety.bsky.social & @theromansoc.bsky.social Online Course

Chris Carey
Herodotus and History
Wednesday 25 February, 11, 18, 25 March, 1 April, 6pm-7.30pm (UK time)

For more information and to book:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

Which muse are you this #MosaicMonday? Mosaic of the muses from Trier, Germany.

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Hundreds of Ancient Roman Blade Sharpeners Emerge From a Riverbank in England, Revealing the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Whetstone Factory Archaeologists think the newly discovered artifacts remained at the production site because they were deemed unusable. Large numbers of completed whetstones may have supplied other parts of the Roman…

'Hundreds of Ancient Roman Blade Sharpeners Emerge From a Riverbank in England, Revealing the Ruins of a 2,000-Year-Old Whetstone Factory'

Long-Buried Roman Domus Opens to Public—With a High-Tech Twist One of ancient Rome’s finest residences, the House of the Griffins, is opening to the public on March 3—with a digital upgrade.

'Long-Buried Roman House Opens After Major Restoration—With a High-Tech Twist'

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Our final Medea is from Trier, Germany. Here she is in a wall painting with Jason. Thank you for following our short series of Medea images!

Another Medea, this time a wall painting from Herculaneum. #FrescoFriday

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