Archaeologists have dug up remains of an Iron Age village in Essex — one that may have been burnt by Roman forces in retaliation for the Boudiccan revolt of 61 AD. Experts from Oxford Archaeology East have revealed at least 17 roundhouses within a large defensive enclosure at Tye Green, Cressing, in the district of Braintree. … Read more
Trench fever was first identified in 1915 when 500,000 British soldiers contracted the disease, but new evidence suggests the sickness has been running rampant for much longer and is not only associate with warfare. Traces of the bacteria that causes trench fever, called Bartonella quintana, has been discovered in teeth of 34 ancient Romans who … Read more
Monkey skeletons are discovered in 2,000-year-old animal cemetery arranged like sleeping children by their Roman and Egyptian owners Experts digging near the Red Sea in Egypt found a number of monkey skeletons The monkeys were discovered buried in an animal cemetery by the seaport The monkeys were found to have been imported from India Experts say … Read more
Martin & Roman’s Sunday Best SPOILER: Father and son duo attempt the banana drop challenge with Ella Henderson and Scarlett Moffatt while Shaggy and Conkarah watch on The banana drop challenge, which has gone viral on TikTok, sees users dancing to Shaggy’s, 51, 2019 track Banana, for which he collaborated with Conkarah, 35 The dance … Read more
Leaving their stamp on the UK: How the Romans impacted British culture is recorded in latest Royal Mail collection A series of stamps celebrating Romans in Britain were launched by Royal Mail The collection of eight stamp designs show Roman artefacts and architecture Dover Lighthouse, Bignor mosaic and Hadrian’s Wall are among locations used By James Ayles … Read more
She sparked a storm earlier this month when she threw shade at Chrissy Teigen over the Cravings cookbook author’s success. And now, according to The Daily Beast, Alison Roman’s regular food column in the New York Times has been suspended. Roman, the author of cookbooks Nothing Fancy and Dining In, has a biweekly recipe column … Read more
As master engineers, the Romans were way ahead of us on everything from underfloor heating to aqueducts that could transport water for miles, among other wonders of the ancient world. Now it emerges they were just as advanced when it came to disposing of their rubbish – and were the ultimate recycling society, according to … Read more