#MosaicMonday a wonderful Sea-horse from the #Roman Palace at #Fishbourne

Mosaic from the Baths of #Venus at the #Baiae Archaeological Park, depicting a child holding a dead rabbit and a potential portrait of the emperor #Hadrian, circa mid-2nd century CE. #MosaicMonday

The mosaicist Heraclitus was inspired by an ancient Greek mosaic theme known as ‘unswept floor’ (asàrotos òikos). He created this mosaic, seemingly covered with scraps of food from a banquet, for a villa on the Aventine Hill in Rome. Read more: understandingrome.substack.com/p/the-unswep...

A bird, probably a partridge (Alectoris barbara. A mosaic depicting birds in the Villa of the Aviary. In a peristilium (courtyard) at Carthage Tunisia. Dated to the 3rd century AD.Photo: David Tipling. #MosaicMonday

Roman mosaic from Carthage dating from the 5th or 6th century CE and showing a Partridge and two gazelles, one of which has been wounded by a javelin; courtesy of Mary Harrsch. #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #MosaicMonday

#MosaicMonday Mosaic from Victoria Road, Cirencester. This fragment of a much larger mosaic pavement was excavated in 1947 from the Lock's Timber Yard site in Victoria Road, Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #History #Art #Archaeology

For this #MosaicMonday, Triton keeping cool after a dip in the water, in the Archaeological Museum in Split. He has crustacean claws in his hair, and also seaweed which falls onto his shoulders. 📷2004 #AncientBlueSky 🏺

Better known for its frescoes, the church of St Maria Antiqua in the Forum in Rome has an unusual floor with a mix of mosaic and opus sectile elements. The floor possibly dates to the 7th century AD, but the building's original fabric is mostly 1st century AD. #MosaicMonday 📷 my own 2026

The London Mithraeum is imaginatively displayed under the @bloomberg.com HQ. Discovered in 1954, the remains have been reconstructed in the present location, nearer to its original Walbrook site. Dated to the mid 3rd century AD. 📷 my own 2025 #RomanSiteSaturday

Zaldapa (Krushari, Bulgaria) was the largest Roman city in the Lower Danube hinterland during Late Antiquity, with main occupation in the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It was a defensive site with fortifications extending over a perimeter of more than 2 km with 32 towers. #RomanSiteSaturday

#RomanSiteSaturday Acueducto de Segovia 🇪🇦 España. Construido a finales del siglo I y principios del II d. C. y abasteció de agua a la ciudad hasta mediados del siglo XIX. Es uno de los acueductos romanos mejor conservados. #Hispania #Roma #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology #AncientBluesky

The Macellum (food market) with the tholos-shaped water basin in the middle of the central courtyard, Sagalassos, Pisidia, Turke; courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology

#RomansiteSaturday The Roman Baths, Bath. One of the best preserved Roman sites in the world, the ancient thermal spa at Aquae Sulis, now modern-day Bath, includes the Scared Spring, the #Roman Bath House and the Roman Temple. #RomanBritain #Archaeology #History

Part of the gatehouse of Littlecote Roman Villa in Wiltshire, built 290-300 CE when the villa was the hub of a large farming community The internal rooms may have been used as a gatekeeper's lodge and/or storage areas #RomanSiteSaturday 📸 Mine 🏺 #archaeology #photooftheday

The Porta Nigra at Trier (Augusta Treverorum) in Germany. Constructed during the late second century, it is considered to be the best preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #PortaNigra #Trier

🏛️ #Roman #Carlisle (Luguvalium) began as a fort around AD 72–73 & grew into one of Roman Britain's most important frontier cities. Recent excavations have revealed remarkably preserved buildings & artefacts. Join our July Talk - Thurs 9 July - "Uncovering Roman Carlisle" zurl.co/KmRUB

For #FrescoFriday here is an Antonine period (2nd cent. AD) charioteer from Ostia's House of the Charioteers (naturally!) He is a member of the Greens (one of the big teams of the day), with a victory crown and palm stem. 📷my own 2026 #RomanSites

This magnificently detailed fragment of an early Byzantine mosaic (possibly from Syria) shows a church with towers. Now in the Benaki Museum, Athens. c. 5th - 6th cent. 📷 my own 2022 #MosaicMonday

Brecon Y Gaer - a Roman fort in Wales that's not easy to visit. Here's how to find it, and what to see when you get there. Blog post at: visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com/2026/06/brec... #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology @romanarchaeouk.bsky.social

They read the scroll thing! AI helps decipher ancient document charred by Vesuvius

This intricate 3rd century mosaic, almost resembling a modern carpet, was found at a villa in Bergheim, Alsace, France. Possibly made by craftsmen from Trier, it is now in the Musee Unterlinden in Colmar. 📷my own 2018 #MosaicMonday #RomanArchaeology #RomanSites

Ardoch #Roman Fort was first constructed in the 1st century AD, during the campaigns of #Agricola (c.79-83 AD). A series of camps surround the Fort, some of which were built in the 1st century. #RomanBritain #Scotland    #History #RomanFortThursday #Military

How to explore Britain's best preserved Roman aqueduct. New blog at: visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com/2026/06/dorc... #RomanBritain #RomanSites #RomanArchaeology

This stele doesn't tell us much about Paternianus and Divixtus, but it's nice to see these two toga-clad, bearded blokes each clutching what I'd like to think are tankards. Musee Unterlinden, Colmar, France (100-200 AD) 📷my own 2018 #ReliefWednesday #RomanArchaeology #RomanSites

The information-packed inscription by the main road into Ostia tells us that this is the tomb of C. Domitius Fabius Hermogenes. He held various civic and religious roles in the town, but must have died early as he was buried by his parents. (Text in ALT) #TombTuesday #EpigraphyTuesday 📷my own 2026

For #MosaicMonday an unusual hexagonal mosaic from the 3rd-4th cent Durley Hill villa, Somerset, UK. Now on the wall of Keynsham library, which also has a great mosaic of mythological scenes (Europa and the bull etc) sadly displayed under murky glazing in the floor. 📷my own 2026 #RomanBritain

1713 years ago, on the 13th of June 313, the Edict of Milan was published, giving Christianity legal status within the Roman Empire. The Edict of Serdica had already ended persecution in the Eastern Roman Empire two years prior. It would become the state religion in the year 380. #otd #history 🗃️

Newport Arch, #Lincoln. Built in the C3 as the north gate to the legionary fortress, repaired & altered many times. The building on the left has been replaced, leaving a gap beside the arch. Undated, Historic England's 'England's Places' archive, 2857_004. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain

The east gate at Birdoswald is the best preserved of the Hadrian's Wall forts, and would have included two arched gateways. Excavations at Birdoswald have shown evidence of continued occupation into the 5th century. 📷 my own 2013 #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #history #archaeology

Trajan's Markets may not be a shopping complex, but they are one of central Rome's top ancient sites. New blog at: visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com/2026/06/rome... #history #RomanArchaeology #Rome #AncientRome

Trajan's Markets may not be a shopping complex, but they are one of central Rome's top ancient sites. New blog at: visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com/2026/06/rome... #history #RomanArchaeology #Rome #AncientRome

Silver bust of the stern-looking, and short reigning, Emperor Galba, possibly from a legionary standard (AD 68-9). Found in Herculaneum, Italy. 📷 my own 2024 (at the excellent British Museum Legion exhibition). #EmperorOfRome #RomanArchaeology

Exploring Dorchester's Roman townhouse. New blog at visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Dorset

Although added to in later times, several sections of Exeter's town walls are substantially Roman (probably 3rd cent). One of the best sections is by the inner ring road at Quay Lane. The site of the south gate is marked in the pavement nearby. 📷 my own 2025 #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain

Exploring Dorchester's Roman townhouse. New blog at visiting-roman-sites.blogspot.com #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Dorset

From Roman invasion beachhead to late empire coastal defensive site, Richborough (Kent, England) spans the age of #RomanBritain. The foreground ditches and wall are mid and late 3rd century respectively. 📷 my own 2023 #RomanFortThursday

From Roman invasion beachhead to late empire coastal defensive site, Richborough (Kent, England) spans the age of #RomanBritain. The foreground ditches and wall are mid and late 3rd century respectively. 📷 my own 2023 #RomanFortThursday

Into the Senate House (Curia) in Rome's Forum for #ReliefWednesday where one side of the plutei (balustrades) show the (now headless) emperor addressing a crowd from the Rostra. Possibly Trajan c. 120 AD, with the Temple of Castor behind. 📷 my own 2026 #RomanSites

Detail of Medusa looking snaky from a larger mosaic (3rd-4th cent. AD) at Bignor villa, West Sussex, England. 📷my own 2020 #MosaicMonday

Lurking in the SE corner of Housesteads fort on #HadriansWall are some fantastic latrines (2nd cent. AD). 📷 my own 2021 #RomanSitesSaturday #RomanBritain

Here's Bacchus for #FrescoFriday. Probably dating from the 2nd cent. AD, this decoration was in a dwelling demolished to make way for the Baths of Caracalla, Rome - where it's now on display. 📷 my own 2026 #RomanSites

Off to Portchester, Hampshire, UK for #RomanFortThursday. These are the walls of the late 3rd cent. Roman 'Saxon Shore Fort', that later became the perimeter of a medieval castle. Still a dominant presence on the shore of Portsmouth Harbour. 📷my own 2010 #RomanArchaeology

An animal encounter for #ReliefWednesday. This image of a dog confronting a lion is at the National Roman Legion Museum, in Caerleon, Wales. 📷my own 2024 #RomanArchaeology

"We built this!" Slab set up by the Legion XX Valeria Victrix marking the construction of High Rochester fort (Bremenium) north of Hadrian's Wall in Redesdale, Northumberland. Now in the Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle. (More details in ALT text.) #EpigraphyTuesday 📷my own 2025

The Olga Road mosaic (3rd-4th cent.) in Dorset Museum, Dorchester is one of the few in Britain that you can walk over. Its original site was a house sitting outside the Roman city walls. The two-handled drinking cup (cantharus) may have been a symbol of the boozy deity Bacchus. #MosaicMonday

The ramparts at Le Mans (Vindinum) are strikingly decorative. Built in the late empire (late 3rd to early 4th cent.), they are part of a large-scale fortification of Gallo-Roman settlements during that period. The section overlooking the River Sarthe is especially impressive. #RomanArchaelogy

Caracalla may have murdered his brother (see previous post) but he did give his name to these fabulous and massive baths in Rome. Built in the early 3rd century, they inspired later buildings like the Basilica of Maxentius in the Roman Forum. 📷my own #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanArchaeology

Emperor Caracalla didn't do power sharing. After murdering his brother and co-emperor Geta, he ordered Geta's name to be wiped from the record - including this inscription from Caerleon which is now in the excellent National Roman Legion Museum. 📷my own (More details in ALT text) #RomanArchaeology