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Hadrian

August 2023

  • Two fragments of marble inscribed with words

    Roman fragments offer glimpse of emperor Hadrian’s daily events calendar

    Researchers in Italy uncover inscribed sections of marble chronicle linked to previous finds at Ostia Antica archaeological park

March 2023

  • St Peter's church near Newbrough, Northumberland.

    Country diary
    Country diary: Many layers of history in one spot

    Newbrough, Northumberland: Beneath the monuments to landowning families is a fortlet that predates Hadrian’s Wall by decades

August 2022

  • Art installation at Housteads

    What would the Romans say? A brilliant new ‘art fort’ brightens up Hadrian’s Wall

    A temporary structure at Housesteads Fort celebrates 1,900 years of the wall, adding a welcome flamboyance to our writer’s childhood memories

February 2022

  • Hadrian's Wall in Hexham, Northumberland.

    Uncovering the real route of Hadrian’s Wall

    Letter: Sheila Spencer responds to an article about Newcastle seeking its place on the Hadrian’s Wall trail and reveals interesting facts about Milecastle 4

January 2022

  • Rob Higgins, a councillor for Benwell-Scotswood, stands with his dog, Daisy, on the remains of the Denton Turret, which forms part of Hadrian’s Wall.

    ‘We need to celebrate it’: Newcastle seeks its place on Hadrian’s Wall trail

    Remains of Roman wall that runs along city’s West Road deserve more recognition, campaigners say

May 2019

  • Sunset over Hadrian’s Wall at Sycamore gap, Northumberland.

    Shortcuts
    Hadrian’s Wall’s early visitors would have taken a selfie if they could - and we should too

    A section of the wall is falling down, but let’s not be so quick to blame tourists for its crumbling state

April 2018

  • Roman cremation urns containing the remains of a woman and five-year-old child

    Hadrian's Wall: Roman cremation urns go on display for first time

    Remains of woman and child, and objects including perfume vase help bring women out of shadows, says curator

February 2018

  • The Roman leather boxing gloves on display

    Rare Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall

    Leather bands dating from AD120 are thought to be only known surviving examples

September 2017

  • Dig volunteer Sarah Baker with one of the rare cavalry swords.

    Unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall: lost secrets of first Roman soldiers to fight the barbarians

    Dig team stumble across thousands of pristine artefacts at ancient garrison site in Northumberland, writes Dalya Alberge

September 2015

  • Reenactors portraying soldiers from the Imperial Roman Army at English Heritage's Hadrians Wall Live

    From the agencies
    Hadrian's Wall: Romans v Barbarians – in pictures

    In the Hadrian’s Wall Live event, historical re-enactments are taking place along the length of the fortification. Oli Scarff from AFP joins the re-enactors

December 2013

  • Rufus Wainwright standing in the stalls of the Royal Opera House in 2010

    Rufus Wainwright to compose opera about Roman emperor Hadrian

    Singer is working with playwright Daniel MacIvor to create his second opera, inspired by the 1951 novel Memoirs of Hadrian

September 2013

  • Brooch shaped like ship, Viking exhibition

    Viking versatility: pillagers cum pirates recast in subtle light by British Museum

    Biggest Viking show in 30 years aims at new appraisal revealing Nordic seafarers as traders – and, latterly, museum visitors

August 2013

  • Hadrian's Villa tunnel, Tivoli, Italy

    Hadrian's villa tunnels explored as cavers drop down into hidden city

    Amateur cavers map network of passages built by Roman emperor at Tivoli to keep slaves, oxen and victuals below stairs

April 2013

  • British Museum's Great Court, designed by Richard Rogers

    British Museum's £135m extension is on time and on budget, say curators

    Museum's world conservation and exhibitions centre, due to open next March, will allow almost any artefacts to be exhibited

August 2012

  • Olden globes … visualisation of Connecting Light, an installation along Hadrian's Wall

    Jonathan Jones on art
    Why do we need a light show to see Hadrian's Wall?

    Jonathan Jones: A digital installation has hauled the Roman monument into the news again and demonstrated everything that's wrong with our present-obsessed media

July 2012

  • Volunteers carrying flaming torches light the route of Hadrian's Wall

    The Northerner
    The world's two great walls get together - Hadrian's and the Chinese

    Steel Rigg takes its place among history's roll-call of sites where international agreements have been signed. Stand by for lots more tourists

April 2012

  • A mole

    The Northerner
    Moles dig up buried treasure where human trowels are banned

    English Heritage keeps a careful watch as volunteers sift through hundreds of molehills on a fortress site near the Roman wall

February 2012

  • Northumberland town Berwick Upon Tweed

    The Northerner
    Forget Scotland and England; Berwick-upon-Tweed is pondering going global

    The handsome border town may bid to be the UK's next World Heritage Site

January 2012

  • Hadrian's Wall

    The Northerner
    Home-made memorial risks damage to Hadrian's Wall

    National Trust appeals for people to get in touch and discuss ideas, after DIY plaque leaves resin on the 2000-year-old stones

November 2011

  • Vindolanda

    The Northerner
    Vindolanda dig placements sell out within three hours

    The world - and Haltwhistle - will be scrabbling away from April at the UK's most popular Roman excavations

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