The Trust is currently investigating a site at the Flagstaff House complex of buildings, within the old garrison at Colchester, and just up the road from our building – Roman
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Month: July 2015
Colchester’s MP enjoys special ice cream at Roman circus centre café
On Friday (24th July), Will Quince, the recently-elected MP for Colchester, visited the café here at the Roman circus centre at the Trust’s invitation, to be the first visitor to
Continue readingColchester Young Archaeologists’ July meeting
Last Saturday (18th July), the Colchester Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) held their July meeting here at Roman Circus House. The meeting organiser Kate Orr writes: ‘… We had a good
Continue readingRoman circus foundations uncovered at Flagstaff House
On Tuesday (21st July), the Trust began an excavation at the Flagstaff House complex of buildings on Napier Road, within the old garrison at Colchester and just up the road
Continue readingLudi Victoriae Caesaris at the Circus Maximus (and maybe Colchester!)
The ‘Ludi Victoriae Caesaris’ or ‘Ludi Veneris Genetricis’ were ludi circenses (games in the Roman circus) and they were presented in the Circus Maximus in Rome from 46 BC. The
Continue readingnew railings for the former Sergeants’ Mess
Last week (on the 7th July), a team from Cox Landscapes started to remove the old railings around the garden of the former Sergeants’ Mess, next door to the Roman
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Want to find out more about the Fenwick Treasure? – the fascinating hoard of gold and silver jewellery found last year on the Williams and Griffin excavation in Colchester town
Continue readingLudi Apollinares at the Circus Maximus
The Ludi Apollinares (games dedicated to Apollo) were held in ancient Rome on the 6th-13th July, and were followed by markets on the 14th-19th July. The Ludi Apollinares were held
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