Tag: history of the Romans
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Visit North East: Unit’s Standard
The Roman fort at Segedunum has an amazing collection of army uniforms and equipment, along with statues, busts and replica buildings. The legion’s standard display though, is particularly eye-catching, and I was interested to learn more about them. There isn’t a specific ‘Visit North East’ blog to accompany this post, as Segedunum was included in…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 50: Asterix the Gaul
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Goscinny and Uderzo’s Asterix the Gaul. Asterix the Gaul – Introduction to Item 50 Every week when I was at primary school, we’d walk…
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Time Pieces History Project Item 40: Arbeia
First time on the blog or new to the Time Pieces History Project? Find out what it’s all about here, and then come back to this page for today’s item – Arbeia. Arbeia – Introduction to Item 40 Arbeia sits in a residential area in South Shields, a coastal town a few miles from where…