Are you ready for the Roman Circus Visitor Centre Open Gardens Day Saturday, May 22? All are welcome to attend between 10am and 4pm. Meet the Romans and join a
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An Iron Age fairytale castle – reinterpreting the boundaries of Camulodunum
ONLINE TALK on May 20, 2021 at 19:30 – 20:30, £5 Dykes – what were they really for? Were Camulodunum’s large earthworks solely defensive, or did they serve another purpose?
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Colchester Archaeology Talks present: Searching for the Colosseum’s backstage team
ONLINE TALK on April 15, 2021 at 19:30 – 20:30, £10 They called it the Flavian Amphitheatre. We call it the Colosseum. In 80AD the largest amphitheatre in the Roman
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Colchester Young Archaeologists’ Club’s February 2021 online meeting
YAC’s next online meeting is on Saturday 6 February at 10:30. Prepare for battle, because we’re about to take a trip back in time in our Anglo-Saxon facts quiz, to
Continue readingColchester Young Archaeologists’ Club – February 2021 Online meeting
Saturday 6 February at 10:30. Prepare for battle, because we’re about to take a trip back in time in our Anglo-Saxon facts quiz, to a time 1,600 years ago when
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Colchester Young Archaeologists’ Club’s next online meeting is on Saturday 6 February at 10:30. Prepare for battle, because we’re about to take a trip back in time in our Anglo-Saxon
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Colchester Archaeology Talks present: Roman Life – Chariot Racing
ONLINE TALK on March 25, 2021 at 19:30 – 20:30, £4.75 Chariot racing was the greatest spectator sport of the Roman period. With its racing teams, star drivers and celebrity
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Romans both admired and despised those who were unfortunate enough to become gladiators. Despite being considered to be at the lowest level of society, images of gladiators were
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