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Friday, November 20, 2009
Virtual Roman Leicester: A Digital Recreation of 'Ratae Corieltauvorum' 210AD
A pioneering research project to recreate Roman Leicester with an interactive virtual world is unveiled today at the official launch of Phoenix Square film and digital media centre in the city’s emerging cultural quarter. More.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Part of the mighty frontier system
Arbeia Roman Fort housed a garrison and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions of original buildings and finds discovered at the site combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain. Free entry. More.

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Legio VIII Augusta * * *
Depuis 1998, nous avons mis en commun notre amour des humanités classiques, notre goût profond pour l’histoire ancienne et notre intérêt pour la res miltaris afin de faire revivre la Legio VIII Augusta, à l’époque flavienne ( 69-96). Par la guerre et la séduction, Rome fit sienne la Méditerranée, le Nord de l’Afrique, l’Asie mineure et l’Europe jusqu’à la Baltique. Cette entreprise incroyable, tant par son extension géographique que par sa continuité historique reposa sur les légions. Plus.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The making of Nova Roma
Carleton College student film-makers Alex Cooney, Max Silver and Megan Hafner filmed portions of their short movie, Nova Roma, at St. Olaf College on Saturday. More.

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Monday, October 19, 2009
Yes! We've found another Nero..
AN ANCIENT statue of a boy's head is very likely a depiction of one of the most hated Roman Emperors, scientists have revealed. The breakthrough discovery at Fishbourne Roman Palace has amazed archaeologists and could rewrite history. More.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Vintage at Pompeii
A huge event for media, also TV stations from Japan and America came to the official start of the vintage in the "House of the Ship Europa". More.

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Craic on the Toon
Today our Roman Archaeology seminar visited Arbeia Roman fort in nearby South Shields. More.

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Legion XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix * * *
Legion XIIII is a non-profit organization that portrays a typical Ancient Roman legion from the first few centuries in living history demonstrations and reenacting. More.

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Saturday, October 03, 2009
Whatever happened to all the Neros?
Archaeologists believe a statue of a boy's head may be a depiction of one of the most hated Roman Emperors. The head found at Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex, will undergo a 3D scan to see if it is a rare marble statue of Emperor Nero as a young boy. More.

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3D Scans to Complete Ancient Nero Statue
In the first century AD, the Roman empire was led by Emperor Nero, also known as Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (15 December 37 – 9 June 68). He was the fifth and last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and also one of the most brutal and extravagant rulers the empire ever had. More.

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Friday, October 02, 2009
Hi-tech scheme for county’s Roman city
An ancient Roman city in Shropshire is set to trial cutting-edge technology in a world-first which could help transform it into an interactive classroom for students. More.

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Virtual Tour of the House of Marcus Lucretius
New technologies seem promising in presenting archeological material and hopefully the digital techniques can be used in the future also in more scientific context. More.

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Thursday, October 01, 2009
A Tour of the Villa - 3D Video
David Fredrick, the researcher behind Digital Pompeii, was probably the only classics scholar at the game development conference in March 2009. Why would someone who studies Roman wall art and social history take up game development? Because 3-D gaming technology is especially suited to revealing the experience of daily life in ancient Roman cities. More.

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Friday, September 25, 2009
Bram. Affluence à Eburomagus
Le traçage d'une voie, l'implantation d'un camp, la construction d'un monument à l'époque romaine, bref, l'ingénierie romaine, voilà le programme proposé ce week-end à Eburomagus, la Maison de l'archéologie de Bram, à l'occasion des Journées européennes du patrimoine.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Historical re-enactment in Svishtov

For a second year running, the Bulgarian town of Svishtov on the Danube River was the site of mock battles, re-creating the era when the area was the border of the Roman Empire. Held on September 18-20, the Festival of Ancient Heritage drew participants from Italy, Romania, Poland and Bulgaria, which re-enacted military life and battles between soldiers from the Roman Empire and enemy tribes.

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