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Romans would go to any lengths to keep the empire's subversive elements out of the way, even cutting 30-meter granite columns on a mountain, reports Jenny Jobbins in Al-Ahram Weekly.








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Britannia* - Well-organised gazetteer and bibliography of the Roman army in Britain, by Peter Green. Maps, photographs of selected sites. Typology, organisation of the Roman army, terminology.
Lacus Curtius* - Bill Thayer's extensive collection of materials on ancient Rome. Includes a gazetteer of sites in the Roman Empire with annotated photographs of Roman monuments, classical texts and 19th-century archaeological and topographical works.

  • Lepcis Magna - The Roman Empire in Africa - Dr Hafed Walda reports on the latest excavations of this roman amazingly preserved Roman city on the North African coast, a roman UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • Roman Glassmakers - Re-creations of Hellenistic and Roman \\'cast\\' mosaic glass archaeology vessels by Mark Taylor and David Hill, with archaeology discussions on ancient glassmaking techniques
  • The Egnatia Way - Devoted to the ancient Roman road through the roman Balkans via Egnatia and to the ancient landscape roman of Albania, Macedonia and Greece. [English, Italian, Macedonian roman and German]
  • Roman Buildings Archaeology - Robert Daniels-Dwyer provides a bibliography and links on the archaeology of buildings in the Roman Empire, particularly Roman Italy and North Africa.
  • See You at the Spa! - A re-analysis of Roman Bath\\'s iconography led Martin Henig to roman envision the spa as a place used both by Romans roman and aspiring native Celts. Article in Archaeology.
  • Lucus Augusti: The Sacred City of Augustus - The city played an important role as a religious centre roman as the sacred city of Augustus in the Callaecia.
  • MAV - Virtual Archaeological Museum - Will offer a tour of an exhibition dedicated to the archaeology ancient cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Includes details of archaeology the exhibits. [Italian and English]
  • Roman Ceramics - An index of Banassac Samian ware by Allard Mees, with roman bibliographies and links on Samian, Roman brick, amphoras, Corinth roman ceramics, Megarian bowls and terracottas.
  • Bones Discovery Lifts Lid on Roman Secrets - From the Leicestersher Mercury, secrets of Roman Leicester archaeology have been archaeology uncovered at the Newarke, where 31 archaeology bodies have been unearthed archaeology from an ancient cemetery.
  • Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies - Publishes \\'Journal of Roman Studies\\' and \\'Britannia\\' and roman monographs (abstracts online). Activities, lectures, grants.
  • Ancient Vienne - The French Ministry of Culture provides a virtual periods and cultures archaeology visit to the Roman city: model, plans, photographs periods and cultures archaeology and description. Also a guide, bibliography and visitor periods and cultures archaeology information.
  • Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen-Stein - A reconstructed Roman Villa Rustica from the 1st to the periods and cultures 3rd century A.D. Description of the site, walking tour and periods and cultures panoramic views.
  • Roman Medical Instruments - An online display of ancient Roman surgical instruments periods and cultures archaeology excavated from the House of the Surgeon at periods and cultures archaeology Pompeii.
  • Roman Towns Project - Southampton University investigates the context of the Roman archaeology towns sites archaeology of southern Spain, taking the known archaeology sites of Seville Province, archaeology Andalucia, as a case archaeology study.
  • Roman News and Archeology - A weblog presenting Roman archeology news.
  • Roman Chariotway Outflanked Modern Road - From the Gardian, archaeologists have unearthed a Roman periods and cultures "motorway" wider than the A road which runs periods and cultures along the same route today.
  • Karanis: An Egyptian Town in Roman Times - The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology describes the discoveries periods and cultures roman of the excavation by the University of Michigan periods and cultures roman 1924-1935 of this village inhabited from the 3rd periods and cultures roman century BC to the 5th century AD.
  • A Gazetteer of the Roman World - This section of Bill Thayer\\'s huge Lacus Curtius site provides periods and cultures many photographs of cities and monuments of the ancient Roman periods and cultures world, some with detailed commentary.
  • Roman Makeover - Sally Pointer explores Roman makeup through experimental archaeology. roman Reconstructions of early cosmetics, perfumes and implements used roman to transform a modern woman into a Roman roman fashion victim.
  • Stoned in the Eastern Desert - Romans would go to any lengths to keep roman the empire\\'s roman subversive elements out of the way, roman even cutting 30-meter granite roman columns on a mountain, roman reports Jenny Jobbins in Al-Ahram Weekly.
  • Potsherd - Online atlas of Roman pottery in Britain and archaeology western Europe, listing the wares by class or archaeology source, from Paul Tyers, author of Roman Pottery archaeology in Britain.
  • Roman Mosaic Treasure Unearthed - From the Telegraph, dazzling Roman mosaics have been discovered by archaeologists on the site of an ancient villa in Sicily.
  • The Roman Roads - The oldest road map in existence - Peutinger\\'s Tabula, archaeology a 12th-century copy of a Roman road map. Each section archaeology is accompanied by related links.
  • Ancient Roman Cosmetic Cream Unearthed - From New Scientist, stunningly well-preserved cosmetics canister, containing a white cream, has been unearthed at the site of an ancient Roman temple in London.
  • Praetoria Agrippinae Roman Information Site - Describes the excavation of the castellum at Valkenburg archaeology (Praetoria Agrippinae) in Holland, with many detailed pictures, archaeology distribution maps, and searchable databases.


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