A population estimate considering now-decomposed wooden houses suggests that Silchester, England, may have been typical of towns across the Roman Empire, CU Boulder researcher finds A rough site plan ...

The practice of slavery has, unfortunately, had a long history across much of the world. It was prominent in ancient Rome, which led to its spread as the Roman Empire began to occupy a larger and ...

Remains of a Roman chariot track were discovered in Colchester in 2004 [Colchester Archaelogical Trust] Plans to build 203 homes on a former Army site that encompasses part of Britain's only known ...

Discover the secrets of Verulamium, where the remnants of Roman Britain blend seamlessly with the charm of a vibrant and ...

After the Romans conquered Britain in AD 43, the technologies and laws they introduced led to centuries of economic growth of a kind once thought to be limited to modern industrial societies. That is ...

Archaeologists have unearthed an "extremely rare" carved wooden figurine, likely dating to early Roman Britain, in a waterlogged ditch north of London during excavations ahead of a major rail project.

A gold coin minted by a little-known ruler in ancient Britain — an Iron Age man who said he was as "mighty" as a god — has been found by a metal detectorist and auctioned off in England. The rare coin ...

A plan map of Silchester created with data from the Silchester Mapping Project of the Archaeology Data Service. Credit: Credit: Britannia (2023). DOI: 10.1017/S0068113X23000375 A rough site plan for ...