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Reading, Writing, Romans

The Real Abascantianus

On 30th October 2015, we staged a Roman funeral in the Ashmolean Museum. But who were we burying? Here you can hear the talk that Prof. Alison Cooley gave on the night, telling the story of the man behind the urn.
Reading, Writing, Romans

Rider Reliefs

Prof. Alison Cooley talks with Dr Jane Masséglia about two Roman tombstones showing men on horseback, recently installed by AshLI in the Ashmolean Museum's Rome Gallery.
Reading, Writing, Romans

Early Christian Gold Glass

Prof. Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia from the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project, talking about the symbols and celebrations of early Christians in the Roman Empire.
Reading, Writing, Romans

The building bricks of an empire

The bricks that built the Roman Empire
Reading, Writing, Romans

Freedmen and Friends

A funerary inscription reveals questions of social status and friendship in the Roman world.
Reading, Writing, Romans

A Bullet with your Name on

Slingshot bullet from the seige of Perusia, 41/40 BC.
Reading, Writing, Romans

A Roman Intelligence Officer

A Roman Intelligence Officer stationed in Britain.
Reading, Writing, Romans

A Roman Soldier's plaque to Hercules

The Roman soldier who went to Newcastle and punched Hercules.
Reading, Writing, Romans

Hercules and the Roman teenager

A memorial for a teenage son, with some unusual images of Hercules.

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