Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts 'long-lost' Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...
Sky HISTORY UK TV Channel

The Boudican Revolt: When a British queen took on Rome

As Sky HISTORY series Britain’s Lost Battlefields attempts to find where Boudica fell, we ask what provoked the Iceni queen’s rebellion against Roman rule.
Boston College

Robin Fleming's book The Material Fall of Roman Britain, 300-525 CE

Although lowland Britain in 300 CE had been as Roman as any province in the empire, in the generations on either side of 400, urban life, the money economy, and the functioning state collapsed. Many ...
Greek Reporter

Roman Mosaic Reveals a Lost Trojan War Story in Rural Britain

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting a long-lost Trojan War narrative, including the weighing of ...
CNN

‘Tremendously exciting’ 5th century Roman mosaic found in Britain

Archaeologists have uncovered Britain’s first 5th century Roman mosaic – a find of “enormous” historical significance which could change the way historians view the period it dates back to. The mosaic ...
American Enterprise Institute

History-minded Up Wingers: Ancient Rome versus Victorian Britain. Pick your fighter.

Pax Romana is often cited as a model for Pax Americana, both emerging after periods of war to guarantee security and order. But as Pax Americana wanes, at least in the view of Shlomo Ben-Ami, a ...