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Autumn (with his rake) from the Four Seasons mosaic at the excellent Yorkshire Museum in York seems seasonally appropriate today. The staff positively encouraged me to walk on this - although shoes aren't allowed.
3rd or 4th century CE.
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September 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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Labyrinth mosaic (1st-3rd cent CE) nicely displayed with wine and olive oil amphoras at the Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, South Wales.
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July 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Fragment of 3rd century CE Gallo-Roman mosaic showing a stylised dolphin (or mythical sea creature) from the excellent site museum at Jublains, Mayenne, France.

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August 17, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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For #FrescoFriday here is an Antonine period (2nd cent. AD) charioteer from Ostia's House of the Charioteers (naturally!) He is a member of the Greens (one of the big teams of the day), with a victory crown and palm stem.

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July 3, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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Multiple mosaics, and some intriguing new discoveries, at Chedworth villa.

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Chedworth - Villa
Nestling in an idyllic Cotswold valley, Chedworth *** is one of Britain's best preserved, and most popular, Roman villas. With two bath-hou...
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September 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Here's Bacchus for #FrescoFriday. Probably dating from the 2nd cent. AD, this decoration was in a dwelling demolished to make way for the Baths of Caracalla, Rome - where it's now on display.

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May 29, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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This intricate 3rd century mosaic, almost resembling a modern carpet, was found at a villa in Bergheim, Alsace, France. Possibly made by craftsmen from Trier, it is now in the Musee Unterlinden in Colmar.

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June 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Originally found at Brigetio Roman Fort on the Danube (Hungary), this superb legionary helmet has pride of place at the National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Wales.
Date: early 1st century AD.
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Roman legionary helmet made from iron in a museum display case. Design features include a sloping neck-guard at the rear, iron hinged cheek-pieces at the sides and a strengthened projecting section above the face.
July 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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This stele doesn't tell us much about Paternianus and Divixtus, but it's nice to see these two toga-clad, bearded blokes each clutching what I'd like to think are tankards.

Musee Unterlinden, Colmar, France (100-200 AD)

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June 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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One of the highlights of Reading Museum's Roman collection, the Silchester Eagle inspired Rosemary Sutcliff's 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

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Reading - Museum (Silchester gallery)
Excavations at the Roman town of  Silchester   Calleva Atrebatum have produced a wealth of finds including the famous Silchester Eagle (ab...
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July 31, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Caerwent (Venta Silurum) Roman Town in South Wales has superb defences and a variety of other buildings on show.

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Caerwent (Venta Silurum) - Town
Boasting the best-preserved set of Roman town defences in Britain, the quiet village of Caerwent *** lying between Newport and Chepstow in ...
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July 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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A walk around the walls of Roman Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum).

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Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum) - Town
Lost in a maze of rural lanes north of Basingstoke, the walls of Silchester ** - the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum - evoke a powerful se...
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July 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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How to explore Britain's best preserved Roman aqueduct.

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Dorchester (Durnovaria) - Aqueduct
Type 'Roman Aqueduct' into any internet search engine and you will be presented with images of grand structures like the Pont du Gard in s...
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June 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Into the Senate House (Curia) in Rome's Forum for #ReliefWednesday where one side of the plutei (balustrades) show the (now headless) emperor addressing a crowd from the Rostra. Possibly Trajan c. 120 AD, with the Temple of Castor behind.

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June 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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The House of Augustus on Rome's Palatine Hill contains magnificent wall decorations. Well worth a look - even if the princeps himself didn't actually live there. Probably.

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Rome - House of Augustus
One of the stand-out sites on Rome's Palatine Hill, the House of Augustus *** continues to attract academic argument. Whether or not this r...
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July 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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A short hop over the Channel, Lillebonne contains the largest and best preserved Roman theatre in northern France. But is it an amphitheatre? Or could it be ... both?

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Lillebonne (Juliobona) - Theatre
Containing the largest and best-preserved Roman theatre in northern France, the small town of Lillebonne ** , on the north side of the Sei...
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September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Remains of #Roman 3rd Century town wall and ditch at Venta Icenorum near Norwich. Size of town had been substantially reduced in the emergency. #RomanSites
January 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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A look inside the Senate House (Curia) in the Roman Forum.
Does the opus sectile floor count for #MosaicMonday?

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Rome - Senate House (Curia)
Plain, grim-looking and oddly tall for its size, the Senate House (Curia) *** once sat at the heart of the Roman state. I wonder how many...
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August 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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It's not one of Lisbon's better-known tourist sites, but the remains of the theatre (1st century CE) of the Roman city of Felicitas Iulia Olisipo, built into the hillside, are worth a visit. Nice museum too.

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August 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM