20-foot-high wall to protect Roman civilization in Britain from the Scottish tribes to the north. We moderns often laugh at walls and fortified boundaries, dismissing them as hopelessly retrograde ...

The Romans built walls around many of their towns. Some are even standing today, like this one in Colchester. Of all the Roman remains in Britain, Hadrian's Wall is probably the most famous.

The wall is made from a type of limestone from Kent, and formed an imposing building - the basilica would have been about 40m long, 20m wide and 12m high. It was built around 80AD, a few decades after ...

This clip is from the series Roman Voices. Children could write a letter from a soldier to his family at home explaining what life was like in Britain, describing Hadrian's wall, what it was built ...

Experts are investigating the discovery of a mysterious Roman artefact uncovered in an Iron Age settlement under an Ayrshire distillery. Archaeologists believe the enamelled bronze brooch may have ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...

The city’s Tudor-and-Victorian heart is known as one of Britain’s prettiest town centres with its black-and-white timber-framed buildings surrounded by an original set of Roman-era walls. The original ...