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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Modern replica of a #Roman mosaic floor set into the approach to Sudeley Castle Winchcombe #Gloucestershire The original was found in 1882 during excavations at Spoonley Wood but has since been largely destroyed 📷 Aug 2026 #MosaicMonday

Mosaic set into the floor of a terrace with stone benches looking out at a rural landscape with trees

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Bexhill Museum @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This display case shows some of the artefacts found at the local iron working sites at Beauport Park and Crowhurst Park. Beauport park iron works date to around 80 A.D. it was one of the largest of its kind in the Roman Empire. Crowhurst Park is much smaller but also older. #Bexhill

Tuyere - a pipe like device used in iron-working. Tuyeres were designed to send the hot air fanned by bellows into the furnace to increase the temperature, producing a fire hot enough to melt iron ore. There are three in the picture, they are a thin cylindrical shape and dark brown with heavy corrosion.

Tuyere caps - these were made of clay and were inserted in the base of the furnace. There are three in the picture, all mid to dark brown and seemingly random shapes.

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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. 📷 my own 2026 #MosaicModay #RomanBritain #RomanSites

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of several mosaics from the Roman Town House at Dorchester in Dorset. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #Dorchester #Dorset

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A look at Burnswark Hill fort in the Scottish Borders the site of two Roman siege camps at its base youtu.be/CQts-nXSlHg?...

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Burnswark Roman Siege camps

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday & the East Coker Mosaic at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton c4, the hunting scene may be a nod to the villa owners love of hunting We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#RomanBritain A probable votive offering found in 19th century excavations at the sanctuary of Nodens, Lydney, Glos. A highly accomplished bronze figurine (10 cm long), perhaps of an Irish wolfhound or sighthound whelp. (Wheeler Plate XXV ) See Alt. For more. #ancient #dogs

The presiding deity at Lydney is named as Nodens on the single curse tablet from the site and on two other metal plaques from the site as M(ars) Nodons and Nudens Mars. The god is also referred to in an abbreviated form (MN) on a mosaic. The name 'Nodens' is Celtic and its etymology may suggest a possible association with catching or trapping. The god is perhaps also associated with the river Severn and its tidal Bore. Nodens is only otherwise attested on two statuettes found near Lancaster, but Nuada, a cognate name, is also given to various figures in Irish mythology.

Amongst the votive objects found at the site are dog figurines, some highly schematic, one amongst the most accomplished pieces of bronze sculpture from Roman Britain. The canine iconography may refer to hunting, perhaps a facet of the god's identity. However, in the Roman world dogs can also be associated with healing sanctuaries.

http://curses.csad.ox.ac.uk/sites/lydney-deity.shtml

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#Roman jewellery beads found at Corinium - Cirencester. 📸 My own. #jewellery #artwork #Archaeology #FindsFriday

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday Marcus Favonius Facilis, #centurion of Legio XX at #Colchester in the earliest days of the #conquest. His tombstone was found there and dated to before AD 60. His stone emphasizes his rank. #RomanBritain

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Remains of the 4th century Roman Town House at Dorchester (Durnovaria) in Dorset. The shelter protects some great mosaics! 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Dorchester #Dorset

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Fosse Way is a Roman road in Britain that ran from Exeter to Lincoln. It was built during the earliest phase of the Roman occupation. It once marked the frontier of the empire's British province. This photo is from the Albion Endeby excavations south of Leicester (Ratae). #RomanSiteSaturday

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Balkerne Gate at Colchester (Camulodunum) in Essex. The gateway was the original main entrance to the town, and is the oldest surviving Roman gateway in Britain. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Colchester

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The greater part of a carved Late #Roman bone handle, decorated with a well-dressed, elaborately coiffured female figure Found on the floor of a sunken feature building excavated at Winterborne Kingston #Dorset 📷 July 2010 Sadly we never found the missing piece 🙁 #FindsFriday

A carved bone handle, decorated with a front facing female figure, held in the hands of an archaeologist

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Limestone carving of three goddesses from Roman Ancaster (Lincolnshire). The carving was found at Ancaster in 1831 during grave digging, and is now part of the collections at Lincoln Museum. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #RomanBritain

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A pottery mould found at Corbridge - Corstopitum on Hadrians Wall. Taranis a #Celtic god mentioned by the #Roman poet Lucan. Accompanied by a replica mould with colour restored. #RomanBritain #Towns #Archaeology #Gods

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens and got their food at thermopolia, essentially taverns with ready-made food and wine. There is a fine fresco and colored plaster lararium - shrine - above the counter at the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus.🏺 1/ 📸 me

This beautifully painted lararium - household shrine - is found in the thermopolium of Lucius Vetutius Placidus. Since most Pompeiians lived in multi-story dwellings without kitchens, these hot food and drink establishments were critical, where citizens could purchase sustenance and consume it there, or take it home. This lararium depicts two Lares - protective spirits of the home (and business, it seems) - pouring wine from rhytons; a veiled Genius (protector of the home) in the middle, sacrificing to the gods and holding a cornucopia, symbol of abundance; the god of trade, Mercury, on the left, holding his caduceus and a bag of coins, which would bring success and abundance to the business; and finally the god Dionysus on the right, also a symbol of abundance in this establishment which served wine.

Notably, stucco is used to create the small shrine, which is in the shape of a temple, including two Corinthian columns and a pediment. Stucco acanthus vines and volutes appear above the temple, and two painted agatha daemons (which appear as crested snakes) are facing a large egg on an altar, below.

A 3 kg (6.6 lb) hoard of coins was found in one of the terracotta jars set into the counter, probably the last daily profits of the establishment.

House and thermopolium of Vetutius Placidus, Pompeii (I, 8.8)

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wheelbarrows at dawn for #HillfortsWednesday during the first week back at Buckspool coastal promontory fort, Pembrokeshire. Excavations by @henebtwa.bsky.social & @richardosgood.bsky.social with Op Nightingale are focusing on two Romano-British houses on the fort summit 🛖 📷 This morning

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Labyrinth mosaic (1st-3rd cent CE) nicely displayed with wine and olive oil amphoras at the Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, South Wales. 📷my own 2024 #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #RomanSites

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Some sarcophagi from Roman York (Eboracum) which can be found by the Multangular Tower in the Yorkshire Museum Gardens. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #RomanBritain #York

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Dr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Craving a simple life on this #MosaicMonday, without any problematic BSky warning labels like last week, so here's a lively hound from the Withington Orpheus mosaic. The original has recently gone on display in the excellent @coriniummuseum.bsky.social 1/2

A detail of an engraving of a Roman mosaic showing a dog running to the right. It is brown and has a short tail and pricked up ears. Its mouth is open. It is flanked by trees and there is a bit of a boar on the extreme right.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Tombstone from Roman York (Eboracum) for Decimina, daughter of Decimius, with Decimina’s bust in the gabled niche above. Found during the 19th century, the tombstone is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #York

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#EpigraphyTuesday Quintus Julius Severus - Veteran Julius Severus retired with the privileges and status of veteran (veteranus), and settled close to the fortress. His original home was Dinia in Gaul, now Digne in south-east France. #RomanBritain #Caerleon #Archaeology #History

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pottery lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with a lion motif. The lamp is on display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanBritain

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Anna P. Judson @annapjudson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I very much enjoyed the Antonine Wall display on my recent visit to @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social. Especially love this building inscription, where the Victory figures seem to be cheerleading to celebrate how much of the wall the legion has built #EpigraphyTuesday #AncientBluesky #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Rectangular stone with carved relief and Latin inscription, lit from below. At either end of the stone two male figures are holding up standards on poles; in the middle two winged female figures have their arms raised as if holding up the smaller rectangle containing the inscription above them.

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Inscription to Sol Invictus at Corbridge near #HadriansWall. Dedicated by a detachment of the VI Legion under Sextus Calpurnius Agricola, governor of Britannia 162-168 CE. First line defaced c. 193 CE. Details in ALT text. 📷my own 2012 #RomanBritain (Repost with corrected dates).

Although not a full legionary fortress, Corbridge (Coria), an important town and supply base just south of Hadrian's Wall, hosted a temporary detachment (vexillatio) from one or two legions - including the VI Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis (Victorious, Loyal, Faithful).

The text reads:
SOLI‣INVICTO (defaced)
VEXILLATIO
LEG‣VI‣VIC‣P‣F‣F‣
SVB‣CVRA‣SEX‣
CALPVRN͡I‣AGRICO
LAE‣LEG‣AVG‣PR‣PR

Translation (from RIB 1137) reads:

To the Invincible Sun-god a detachment of the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis set this up under the charge of Sextus Calpurnius Agricola, emperor’s propraetorian legate.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Detail from the ‘Fortress Mosaic’ at Fishbourne Roman Palace, near Chichester, with the border representing a fortified town. Dating to the 1st century AD, the mosaic was found beneath the more famous ‘Cupid on a dolphin mosaic’ during conservation work. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday

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Curator Rob @curatorrob.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If you've ever visited Fishbourne Roman Palace, I bet you missed this mosaic in the southeast corner of room 9. 🧐 #MosaicMonday

An overhead photo of a roman mortar floor. cut into middle of the floor is a grave with a skeleton in it. to the left is an information board and in the bottom right, ringed with a drawn red circle, is an area where archaeologists have cut through the floor to expose lower levels

a detail of the other picture in this post. It's the bottom left corner of the floor, with the red circle removed. the levels beneath the mortar floor are exposed and you can see there is a rather scruffy roman moasic.

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Roman Sites @romansites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This geometric mosaic was found at Silchester Roman town (Calleva Atrebatum) Hampshire, UK in a building thought at the time to be a church - an assumption now being challenged. Reading Museum 2nd - 3rd cent. AD 📷my own 2026 #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain #Archaeology

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Fabulous Roman gold body chain!🤩 A jewelled mount set with amethyst & garnets, and a rear clasp set with gold coin of emperor Gratian. Late 4th century AD. Part of the Hoxne Hoard, discovered by a metal detectorist in Suffolk in 1992. British Museum 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

My photo collage shows a Roman gold body chain from the Hoxne Hoard.

Left photo: close up of the jewelled mount at the front of the body chain; a roughly oval gold setting for nine gems. The centre oval cell contains a cabochon amethyst surrounded by four almond-shaped garnets (one damaged) which alternate with four empty circular cells still containing some sulphur. These may have contained pearls. The chain terminals are decorated with lion heads.

Top right photo: view of the front of the body chain displayed on a mannequin at the British Museum. The body chain is composed of four chains which are joined to form an upper-body decoration which passes over the shoulders and under the arms of the wearer, crossing at the front and back.

Bottom right photo: view of the back of the body chain which has a clasp with octagonal mount set with a gold coin of Gratian.

Discovered in 1992, the Hoxne Hoard was buried some time after AD407/8 when Roman rule was breaking down in Britain. Made up of gold jewellery, silver tableware and more than 15,000 gold and silver coins.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday The Llanilltud Fawr #Roman #Villa was a Roman L-shaped courtyard villa located at what is now Caermead, immediately north of the town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of #Glamorgan. The villa was first discovered in 1887. #Archaeology #RomanBritain #History

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This stone was discovered to the south-west of the fortress at Caerleon and had been re-used. This and the adjacent stone are the only two inscriptions from Roman Britain which record the name Exsuperatus D(is) M(anibus) / Sanctinius (E)xsuperatus #EpigraphyTuesday #Archaeology

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Burscough #Archaeology The site was first discovered by Steve Baldwin in 2003 when large sandstone blocks were displaced during agricultural works in the field to the north-west of the survey area. Please click the link👇 📷 R. Forshaw #RomanBritain www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fort-in-th...

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Trumpet brooch from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) in Yorkshire. The brooch can be viewed in the site museum. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Aldborough #Yorkshire

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Roman building stone which was found at Carrawburgh Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall recording that ‘The Thruponian Century (built) 24 feet.’ The stone is now on display in the Clayton Museum at Chesters Roman Fort in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain

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