The ‘written’ symbols of the Picts were possibly inspired by the Romans
Picts or Picti, as referred to by the Romans (meaning the ‘painted ones’, apparently because of their practice of painting or tattooing their bodies) were…
Roman Britain
The Scottish site of Burnswark was possibly the bloody ‘gateway’ of a major Roman invasion
The hill of Burnswark is still mired in mystery when it comes to its ancient military scope; with historians and archaeologists trying to analyse the…
Researchers identify 2,000 year old Roman roads in Britain by using laser-based LiDAR technology
After a whirlwind of Roman-based topics in this week, we have yet another Romano-British discovery at hand. This time around the scope pertains to long…
Ancient Roman brooch showcases a fascinating palindrome with ‘Roma’ engraving
One of the famous palindromes in the world (often wrongly attributed to Napoleon) is – Able was I ere I saw Elba; a sentence with…
