Roman Britain

On a green background, there is a sketch of a human pyramid of people in togas, all balancing fruit on their heads, arms and feet

Be neighbourly like a Pompeian

An aerial shot of a large expanse of green land with layered edges; the site of Maiden Castle hillfort

The Romans were blamed for massacring these Iron Age warriors. But did they actually murder themselves?

Cicero denounces plot organised by Catiline to take the power, mural painting by Cesare Maccari.

The ultimate Romans quiz

Gladiator tales

Amanda Hart.

My life in historyManager at the Roman Baths and Pump Room

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain quiz – week four

Leaving the Roman empire

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain quiz – week three

War and peace in Roman Britain

The people of Roman Britain

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain quiz: week two

Bronze figure of Sulis, the Celtic goddess associated with medicine, fertility and healing. (Image by Getty Images)

Exile and exploitation: 5 things you probably didn't know about Roman Britain

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain quiz – week one

A timeline of Roman Britain

Joining the Roman empire

Slave markets – as shown in this engraving – were a staple of most Roman towns (Image by Alamy)

Ancient Roman slavery: what was life like as an enslaved person?

Bronze Boudica statue against summer sky in London

What did Boudica’s Iceni warriors look like?

The Unesco world heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. (Photo by Getty Images)

Black British historyBlack Britannia

The Unesco world heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. (Photo by Getty Images)

New light on the end of Roman Britain

Episode 8Families, ancestors and DNA

A third-century monument of a Roman woman having her hair styled by slaves, from Germany. High-status women on the frontiers, including at Hadrian's Wall, tried to follow the latest Roman fashions (Photo by DEA / M. BORCHI / Getty Images)

Roman Britain: what six objects can reveal about life for women at Hadrian’s Wall

Episode 9Ends and beginnings

The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past

Episode 7Bones, diet and migrants

Episode 6Cultures lost and found

Episode 5An identity crisis?

Episode 4Religion and belief

Bronze figure of Sulis, the Celtic goddess associated with medicine, fertility and healing. (Image by Getty Images)

Religion in Roman Britain: spreading the word of the gods

Episode 3A militarised state?

Episode 2Life in the late imperial age