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The Golden Age of Carausius

A Roman commander facing court martial took refuge in politics, and for ten years London was an imperial capital.

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Boudica

By Clay Lane

British sympathy for Roman imperial progress evaporated when officials began asset-stripping the country.

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The Battle of Ynys Mon

Based on an account by Cornelius Tacitus

Suetonius Paulinus, Governor of Britain, hoped to enhance his reputation.

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Keep away from the Games!

From ‘Letters to Lucilius’ by Seneca the Younger

The wise old philosopher had learnt that popular entertainments rot the soul.

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The Seikilos Epitaph

By Clay Lane

Lost for seventeen centuries, caught up in a war, and used as a pedestal for a plant pot, this is the world’s oldest surviving song.