Author: Philip Crummy

The Roman Circus Centre re-opened last Saturday bigger and better than before. Boudicca was there plus a party of Roman soldiers to make sure there was no trouble. Fortunately all

[fvplayer id=”12″]Friday 25th of October was a day I’d been looking forward to for some time. In the event, it was an even better day than I had imagined it

Bulletin 7 of 10 We’ve included in the exhibition a few short video clips on a loop for you to look at if you want. They’re from Jacks (the site

Didn’t visit the excavations at the Mercury Theatre? Well now’s your chance to see some of the finds. What we saw at the Mercury Theatre site was dramatic and stark,

Dig it! exhibition  –  Daily bulletin three of ten. If you visit our Dig it! exhibition at the Roman Circus Centre, you will be able to see a remarkable wooden

Dig it! exhibition  –  Daily bulletin two of ten. All we have of poor Caesar is just one bone – one very small one at that. It was part of

Major Roman towns across the Roman Empire shared the same suite of public buildings and services. We already knew that Roman Colchester had a theatre (two in fact), many temples,

OK it is only a very small part of a chariot but it was a pretty important one – it stopped one of the wheels flying off! Pretty good eh?