View Article  Historian of Pompeii gardens - and obituary
... she was a gardener and a scholar of ancient gardens. She knew more about the gardens of Pompeii than perhaps any person since the residents themselves were buried under 15 feet of Vesuvian ash nearly two millenniums ago.   more »
View Article  Review of Goldsworthy on Julius Caesar
Caius Julius Caesar, the epileptic son of an undistinguished patrician family, shook Europe to its core and shaped humanity’s future for at least two millennia.   more »
View Article  Dorchester to hold Roman festival in late August
Deputy town clerk Steve Newman said: "It's at an early stage but the idea is to raise the profile of the town's Roman sites by having a festival.   more »
View Article  Vindolanda tablets explained to Daily Mail readers
These glimpses into the life of a Roman soldier in Britain will form the central exhibit in a new British Museum show devoted to the Emperor Hadrian, who ruled from AD117 to 138 and visited Britain in 122.   more »