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Exploring the Roman World of Lucius Popidius Secundus

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Sensory experiences in Roman Gardens and their Influence on Bodily Health

Posted on 13/11/201813/11/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post is by Dr Patty Baker, Senior Lecturer in Classical & Archaeological Studies at the University of Kent.,… Read more Sensory experiences in Roman Gardens and their Influence on Bodily Health

Kent students discover prehistoric monument at Lees Court

Posted on 15/10/201815/10/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post is by Dr David Walsh, Lecturer in Classical & Archaeological Studies at the University of Kent. Last… Read more Kent students discover prehistoric monument at Lees Court

The Roman World in Modern Museums

Posted on 13/09/201813/09/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Karl Goodwin, a third-year PhD student in Classics and Archaeology at the University… Read more The Roman World in Modern Museums

Oplontis: fancier than Pompeii

Posted on 13/08/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Brittany Stone, M.A. student in Roman History and Archaeology at the University of… Read more Oplontis: fancier than Pompeii

Roman Egyptian artefacts: making replica musical instruments

Posted on 15/07/201816/07/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Dr Jo Stoner, a post-doctoral researcher on Dr Ellen Swift’s AHRC funded project… Read more Roman Egyptian artefacts: making replica musical instruments

A Tour of the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Posted on 13/06/201813/06/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Brittany Stone, M.A. student in Roman History and Archaeology at the University of… Read more A Tour of the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

Why Does Rome Look the Way it Does? The City’s Layout throughout Time

Posted on 15/05/201815/05/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Brittany Stone, M.A. student in Roman History and Archaeology at the University of… Read more Why Does Rome Look the Way it Does? The City’s Layout throughout Time

Women and sacrificia publica in the Roman Republic

Posted on 13/04/201813/06/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Sophie Chavarria, a second-year PhD student in Classics and Archaeology at the University… Read more Women and sacrificia publica in the Roman Republic

The painful art of being a Roman woman

Posted on 15/03/201821/03/2018 by shsc3

This month’s post has been written by Brittany Stone, a M.A. student in Roman History and Archaeology at the University… Read more The painful art of being a Roman woman

The Cult of Mithras

Posted on 13/01/201815/01/2018 by evs

This month’s post is by Dr David Walsh, Lecturer in Classical & Archaeological Studies at the University of Kent. In… Read more The Cult of Mithras

Roman Weights and Measures

Posted on 13/12/201715/01/2018 by evs

This month’s post is by PhD student Philip Smither. How many apples do you get in a lb? Four small… Read more Roman Weights and Measures

Trajan’s Column: then and now

Posted on 13/11/201715/01/2018 by evs

This month’s blog post is by Hayley Bradley, a postgraduate alumnus of the University of Kent. She is about to… Read more Trajan’s Column: then and now

Creating Believable Worlds

Posted on 13/09/201708/06/2017 by jv99

The animated films A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, and Four Sisters in Ancient Rome created believable worlds… Read more Creating Believable Worlds

The Statue of Isis that Talks

Posted on 15/07/201706/06/2017 by jv99

This month’s blog has been written by Freya Burford, a postgraduate student who studied at Kent’s Rome Centre earlier in… Read more The Statue of Isis that Talks

The Temple of Apollo Medicus Sosianus: Restoration and Politics under Augustus

Posted on 13/06/201708/06/2017 by jv99

This month’s blog by Mark Crittenden, a Kent postgraduate, explores the politics of the Augustan Age and questions whether we… Read more The Temple of Apollo Medicus Sosianus: Restoration and Politics under Augustus

The Horologium Augusti, or when a sundial is not a sundial

Posted on 13/04/201718/05/2017 by jv99

The month’s blog is brought to you by Jade Coates. Jade is a postgraduate student studying at the University of Kent… Read more The Horologium Augusti, or when a sundial is not a sundial

Troops on the edge of the Empire: Daily life in the multicultural Roman auxiliary

Posted on 15/03/201718/05/2017 by jv99

This month Catherine Hoggarth, a PhD student funded by the AHRC through CHASE at University of Kent, draws on her… Read more Troops on the edge of the Empire: Daily life in the multicultural Roman auxiliary

Paris and Rome – Napoleon and Classical Antiquity

Posted on 13/02/201707/02/2017 by jv99

This month Dr Diana Rowell, an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent, reveals how Paris and Rome contain… Read more Paris and Rome – Napoleon and Classical Antiquity

Dressmaking the Roman way

Posted on 15/12/201628/11/2016 by jv99

Four Sisters in Ancient Rome includes reference to the making of textiles, in this month’s blog Dr Mary Harlow (University… Read more Dressmaking the Roman way

Baiae: Oysters, Odysseus, and Nero murders his mother

Posted on 13/11/201607/11/2016 by jv99

Baiae was a watchword for luxury and pleasure in antiquity, as well as a place to visit for cures in… Read more Baiae: Oysters, Odysseus, and Nero murders his mother

Ancient statues show their true colours

Posted on 15/10/201620/09/2016 by jv99

In the film A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, the Secundus boys take a trip to the Forum… Read more Ancient statues show their true colours

Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge

Posted on 15/05/201623/06/2016 by jv99

This month’s blog is by Catherine Hoggarth – through the eyes of Lucius – we view the Tiber and its… Read more Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge

Childhood in Ancient Rome

Posted on 30/11/201523/06/2016 by jv99

In the two stories, Four Sisters in Ancient Rome and A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, we have… Read more Childhood in Ancient Rome

Blog

  • Reinvestigating Richborough 13/12/2018
  • Sensory experiences in Roman Gardens and their Influence on Bodily Health 13/11/2018
  • Kent students discover prehistoric monument at Lees Court 15/10/2018
  • The Roman World in Modern Museums 13/09/2018
  • Oplontis: fancier than Pompeii 13/08/2018
  • Roman Egyptian artefacts: making replica musical instruments 15/07/2018
  • A Tour of the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme 13/06/2018
  • Why Does Rome Look the Way it Does? The City’s Layout throughout Time 15/05/2018
  • Women and sacrificia publica in the Roman Republic 13/04/2018
  • The painful art of being a Roman woman 15/03/2018
  • Misconceptions of Roman Slavery 13/02/2018
  • The Cult of Mithras 13/01/2018

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