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Roman Medical and surgical instruments

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

British Museum, Roman history, Roman medicine

Pompeii and Herculaneum (3)

originally posted in July 2013 I think one of the most amazing things is the way that things have survived … More

Herculaneum, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, Roman history

Pompeii and Herculaneum (2)

originally posted in July 2013   It was amazing to walk down the streets just as those Romans did in … More

Herculaneum, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, Roman history

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Originally posted in July 2013 Went to see the British Museum Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition over the weekend. It was … More

British Museum, Herculaneum, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, Roman history, roman town

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian's Wall, Roman history

The Romans in Britain

Roman history

London’s Roman walls

The Roman city wall around London was built between 190-225 AD. Although most was built from scratch it did incorporate … More

Roman City Wall, Roman Fort, Roman history

The Draco

The ‘Draco’ was part of a Roman military standard. It was initially used by the cavalry as they charged into … More

Draco, Roman Cavalry, Roman history

Roman Medical and surgical instruments

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

British Museum, Roman history, Roman medicine

Roman springs and Coins

At the recent Roman health and medicine symposium I attended there was an excellent talk by Prof Eberhard Sauer (Edinburgh … More

Coin Offerings, Devotional Springs, Roman history, Roman medicine

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