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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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Experience Britain's greatest Roman monument: 2000 years in the making |
| taggering in the planning; masterful in its execution; awe-inspiring in its scale. There can only be one historic monument in Britain that truly lives up to all this (dare we say) hype. And that’s Hadrian's Wall, our Roman Frontier. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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The Other Wall |
| I had come to Old Kilpatrick, on the banks of the Clyde, to find the site of the Roman fort that marked the western end of the Antonine Wall. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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Eco Revamp Plan for Hadrian's Wall |
| A management plan has been published that maps out how the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall will be conserved, researched and made accessible to visitors and local communities over the next five years. More. Labels: hadrian, preservation, roman empire, united kingdom |
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Hadrian’s Wall: Lonely Roman Outpost |
| Hadrian’s Wall, a World Heritage Site, is one of the most important Roman monuments in the world. This vast military defence work was built from about AD120, and stretched from Wallsend to Bowness, a distance of 73 miles, the entire width of Britain. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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Ancient auditorium in Rome unveiled |
| Archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled the remains of an ancient auditorium where scholars, politicians and poets held debates and lectures, a site discovered during excavations of a bustling downtown piazza in preparation for a new subway line. More. Labels: dig, hadrian, roman empire, rome |
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| Friday, October 23, 2009 |
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Hadrian's amphitheater is one discovery made while building Rome transit line. |
| For years now, the frustrated citizens of modern Rome have struggled with clogged traffic as they await the construction of a new subway line through the heart of the city, the Metro C. But instead of futuristic tunneling and construction, all they have seen since 2006 are shifting archaeological excavations, cordoned off with "Metro C-Archeological Investigation" banners that pop up monthly in different areas of the city. More. Labels: dig, hadrian, italy, roman empire |
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Hadrian's Athenaeum latest "Metro" discovery in Rome |
| Following a grand stairway made with sheets of granite andantique yellow marble, Archaeologists trying to locate a relatively "sterile" area of the Piazza Venezia to construct a subway station for the new Metro C line in Rome have uncovered what they think is Emperor Hadrian's "Athenaeum" -- an auditorium ancient writers say he built at his own expense on his return from Palestine around A.D. 135. More. Labels: dig, hadrian, italy, roman empire, rome |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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"Hadrian's Auditorium" Found in Rome |
| Archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled the remains of an ancient auditorium where scholars, politicians and poets held debates and lectures, a site discovered during excavations of a bustling downtown piazza in preparation for a new subway line. More. Labels: dig, hadrian, italy, roman empire, rome |
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Emperor Hadrian's auditorium found in Rome subway dig |
| ROME–Archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled the remains of an ancient auditorium where scholars, politicians and poets held debates and lectures, a site discovered during excavations of a bustling downtown piazza in preparation for a new subway line. More. Labels: dig, hadrian, italy, roman empire, rome |
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| Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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When Syrians, Algerians and Iraqis patrolled Hadrian's Wall |
| At the lovely Wigtown book festival a week or so ago, I shared a stage with Robin Yassin-Kassab. The subject was blogging – Robin, a novelist, is a co-editor of Pulse and also keeps his own blog. More. Labels: algeria, hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Saturday, October 03, 2009 |
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Hadrian's Wall plans expansion works and regains tablets with £4 million Lottery windfall |
| The Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed a Stage Two grant of £4m for a new gallery space and education centre at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. More. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway |
Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begun the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall in England, in order to preserve it effectively. Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England.
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| Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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| Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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Birdoswald cemetery excavated before slips into river |
| AN ancient cliffside cemetery is being excavated by archaeologists – before it slips into a river valley. The dig by Newcastle University and English Heritage is the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall. The operation, at Birdoswald Roman fort near Gilsland on the Notthumberland-Cumbria border, will continue until October 16. The fort and its civilian settlement are perched above the River Irthing with sweeping views down to its valley. Forming part of the Wall world heritage site, the Roman cemetery is situated on the cliff edge. It is under serious threat from erosion, which has accelerated over the last few years. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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Tour of Hadrian's Wall |
| Today was fine for touring. Whilst cloudy and overcast there was no rain and little wind.By pure chance I had selected our overnight at the three star Angus Hotel in Carlisle which actually sits on the line of Hadrian's Wall and on top of the fort named Petriana.First tour stop was Birdoswald which was a major fort, housing perhaps 1000 soldiers on Hadrian's Wall. There is a good visitor information and interpretation centre with audio-visual. Labels: hadrian, roman empire, united kingdom |
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| Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway |
Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begin the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian’s Wall in England, in order to preserve it effectively. Hadrian’s Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England. An important Roman cremation cemetery, situated on a cliff edge, forms part of the World Heritage Site at Birdoswald Fort, Cumbria.
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| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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| Monday, February 18, 2008 |
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| Thursday, October 19, 2006 |
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| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
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| Saturday, February 04, 2006 |
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| Saturday, November 26, 2005 |
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| Sunday, September 18, 2005 |
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| Thursday, August 25, 2005 |
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| Thursday, August 11, 2005 |
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| Friday, February 28, 2003 |
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| Friday, November 22, 2002 |
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