Roman art & archaeology

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Roman art & archaeology (V471): The study of the material culture of the Roman world from 700 BC to 500 AD.

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ALL ROADS LEAD TO (AND FROM) ROME	This link takes you to an enchanting website all about Roman roads	Ancient history, Classics, Rome	view
BARBARIANS RISING	The Roman Empire called them “barbarians” – tribes beyond the fringe of civilization that live a primitive, savage existence. But they are also...	Rome, Ancient rome, Barbarians, Attila the Hun, Attila, Geiseric, Alaric, Goths, Huns, Decline and Fall	view
BREAD & CIRCUSES (PART 1)	The poet Juvenal famously wrote: The public has long since cast off its cares; the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions...	Rome, Gladiators, Bread and Circuses, Venationes, Colosseum	view
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,	These images illustrate the venues and activities associated with 'Bread and Circuses'.	Bread and Circuses, Roman architecture, Roman art, Amphitheatre, Gladiators, Venationes, Mosiac, Wall painting, Colosseum, Pompeii	view
BREAD AND CIRCUSES (PART 2)	This podcast is the second of two that give some information about 'Bread and Circuses' at Rome. In Part 2 we talk about what happened during the...	Rome, Bread and Circuses, Gladiators, Venationes, Colosseum, Chariot racing	view
British Collectors of Classical Antiquities	This course is an exploration of British collectors of classical antiquities, their activities and attitudes, and the wider influence of this...	Sir John Soane, Sir William Hamilton, Elgin Marbles, Ashmolean Musem, Dilettanti, C.R. Cockerell, Lord Elgiin, Collectors, Enlightenment, Long 18th Century, Arundel Marbles, Pomfret Marbles, Wedgwood	view
British Museum collections database	A searchable catalogue of over two million objects held by the museum, including many full colour images. The collection ranges from World...	Prehistory, Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Greek, Classical, New World, Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Post-Medieval, artefacts, coins, Roman coins, Sculpture, Britain, Europe, World	view
	Coin with an image of the Emperor Titus (ruled 79 - 81 CE) Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. © S.P. Kershaw...	Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, History, Numismatics, Roman coins, Titus	view
COLOSSEUM BUILDING INSCRIPTION	Géza Alföldy is a specialist in reconstructing ‘ghost’ inscriptions from the pin holes that once held bronze letters on inscriptions. This article...	Ancient history, Classics, Epigraphy, Latin, Roman architecture, Vespasian	view
Digital Roman Forum	Digital reconstruction of the Roman Forum as it would have looked in 400 CE. OER	Rome, Roman, urban, city, monuments, Architecture, Sculpture	view

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