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Legio II Augusta
Definition by James Lloyd

Legio II Augusta

Legio II Augusta was a legion of the Roman army that, throughout its centuries-long history, had fought in the Cantabrian Wars of 29-19 BCE, Germanicus' German campaigns in 9 CE, the invasion of Britain in 43 CE, and Septimus Severus' Scottish...
Head of Mithras
Image by Carole Raddato

Head of Mithras

Head of Mithras in Phrygian cap (CIMRM 815), from Walbrook Mithraeum in Londinium, CE 180-220. (Museum of London, Britain). Depicted as a handsome youth, Mithras wears his usual Phyrgian cap. His eyes are turned away from the deed of slaying...
Boudicca: Queen of the Iceni, Scourge of Rome
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Boudicca: Queen of the Iceni, Scourge of Rome

Boudicca (died 61 CE) was the Celtic Queen of the Iceni tribe who led a revolt against Roman occupation of what is now East Anglia, England. So charismatic was Boudicca that ancient sources record tribes joining her revolt which would not...
Map of Roman Britain, 150 AD
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Map of Roman Britain, 150 AD

Map of Roman Britain ca. 150 AD, showing the main Roman roads, cities, and Brythonic tribes.
Map of Anglo-Saxon London
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Map of Anglo-Saxon London

This is a map of Anglo-Saxon London between circa 500 CE and 1066 CE. The main purpose of this map is to highlight those place names which can still be recognized in modern London. As this map spans over 500 years, some of these places may...
Wooden Writing-tablet
Image by Carole Raddato

Wooden Writing-tablet

Wooden writing-tablet, 1st-2nd century CE, from Londinium (Roman London). British Museum, London
Pottery Ink-well
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Pottery Ink-well

Pottery ink-well inscribed with the owner's name, Iucundus, from Londinium (Roman London). The ink was made up using one part of gum-water to three parts carbon black. (British Museum, London)
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