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 Circus House – and the Roman circus centre. The site is so important and interesting that Trust director Philip has [read more…]
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 sample our very own ‘Roman circus’ ice cream. This special ice cream is hand-made to a special recipe by the [read more…]
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 session on Saturday when the YAC members got to do some environmental processing and found out how ‘ecofacts’ are as [read more…]
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 from Roman Circus House. The Flagstaff House complex used to be the HQ of the garrison’s commanding officers and of [read more…]
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 first of these Ludi were actually held on the 26th September in 46 BC but, from 45 BC, they began [read more…]
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 circus centre, and replace them with new railings. The garden of the former Sergeants’ Mess is enclosed by an earthen [read more…]
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 centre. If you do, then now’s your chance. The latest edition of The Colchester Archaeologist has just hit the streets [read more…]
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 in the Circus Maximus, the chariot-racing arena, and included chariot races, the hunting of wild animals, religious processions and dramatic [read more…]
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