The Romans in Colchester (4)

The Colchester Sphinx was discovered in 1821 near the Balkerne Gate, It is a small statue of a mythical … More

The Romans in Colchester (3)

Another thing that stood out for me from our recent visit to Colchester Museum was the examples of locally manufactured … More

Some interesting religious connections from our trip to Colchester Butt Road Church In the 1980’s during the building of … More

A trip with the History group to Colchester in Essex. Prior to the arrival of the Romans in Britain, Camulodunum … More

Born sometime around 207 AD, Severus succeeded his cousin Elagabalus, when the latter was assassinated. He was 15 years old … More

In this case a nearly Emporer. Gaius was the Grandson of Augustus Caesar and the son of Marcus Agrippa and … More

Marcus Aurelius, Emporer and Philosopher, reigned from 161 to 180 AD. He was born in 121 in the province of … More

York Minster The first recorded church on the site was in 627 in a record of the baptism of a … More

As well as their excellent collection of tombstones and sarcophagi, the GNM has more everyday artefacts found in the local … More