The discovery of a skeleton secured at the ankles with a locked set of iron fetters is thought to be evidence of slavery in Roman Britain, experts have said. It was found buried in a ditch in ...
First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler embarks on an epic journey from Britain to Africa, to investigate the legacy of the Roman Empire. Show more First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer ...
The first example of a Roman crucifixion in the UK has been unearthed in a small Cambridgeshire village, archaeologists said. The skeleton of a man was found with a nail through his heel in ...
During excavation of the area, crews uncovered an entire Roman cemetery wherein the plot designated as “grave 134,” a small silver amulet, known as a phylactery, was located right under the chin of ...