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Get a taste of Roman gastronomy this bank holiday Monday
BBC Wales History
The National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon is offering the chance to sample some Roman-style food this bank holiday (Monday 7 May). Just a few of the dished to be enjoyed at the Roman feast The museum will be hosting a 'Come Dine With Me' competition, where four hosts will set out ...
Roman treasure's new home at Winding House museum
BBC Wales History
A 2,000 year old Roman ring found by a man with a metal detector on Cefn Brithdir in the Darran Valley earlier this year has been returned by the British Museum for display in a valley's museum. According to an article on the BBC Wales News website, the British Museum has given the ring to the Winding House museum at New Tredegar to be put on permanent display. The silver Roman ring was found earlier this year (Photos: Winding House museum) The gemstone is missing from the ring Speaking about the new exhibit, Emma Wilson, principal museums and heritage officer for Caerphilly, said they were "immensely pleased" to put it on display. "We're a relatively new museum having only been open for three years," she said. Ms Wilson praised the finder for alerting the authorities to his discovery. "He went through all the correct legal channels, realising it might be treasure trove. The ring, from the first or second century AD, was initially passed to the National Museum in Cardiff where it was identified it as a typical Roman silver finger ring. It was then placed in the care of the British Museum, whose officials offered it to the Winding House, a former colliery building, as the relevant local museum. Read more about this story on the BBC Wales News website, or find out more about the Romans on Wales on BBC Wales History.
Roman fort project wins cash boost
BBC Wales History
A not-for-profit history project that has been years in planning has won a £50,000 regional prize to help fund the reconstruction of a Roman fort and settlement to teach children about history. The Roman Fort Project was the Wales regional winner in a Barclay's competition, Take One Small Step, to help small businesses. Over 5,000 businesses had registered to take part in the scheme. Judges created a shortlist of 27 ideas across nine UK regions and the public then voted for their favourite scheme online. The project is now looking for land in Flintshire or Cheshire to build a replica Roman fort of the type that would be constructed in the first century - made of earth and wood and surrounded by a ditch. Read the full story on this winning project on the BBC News website.
The Celts
Phil Carradice
With the prospect of the forthcoming Six Nations Championship already beginning to loom large in people's minds, many red-blooded Welsh men and women (and Irish and Scots, too, come to that) have once again become suddenly conscious of their Celtic heritage. Celtic Cross on Anglesey We a...
The Celtic Manor
Phil Carradice
The Ryder Cup of 2010 has been over for some months now, the cup safely tucked away in the trophy cabinet of the R&A - at least for the next two years. Thousands of golf fans defied the rain and mud to descend on the Celtic Manor in October. There is no doubt that it was a fantastic oc...
AD 410 Romans Go Home: Caerleon
BBC Wales History
As part of the UK-wide AD 410 project, archaeologists at Caerleon, Newport are offering the public a chance to help with a dig at the Roman fort site. Once home to the Second Augustan Legion, Caerleon was one of only three permanent legionary fortresses in Britain. The dig is part of the AD...
Battlefields of Wales
Phil Carradice
Over the years Wales has been a real "melting pot" of warfare and strife, so much so that when the English kings tried to conquer the land, they could only achieve it by building gigantic stone castles. Indeed, it has been said that, in Wales, there are more castles per square mile than in any o...
