Roman Britain Shoes / Ancient History These are shoes from Roman Britain. Not a lot of support in the soles, eh? (Even considering the decay over centuries.) TagsAncient Egypt (30) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (79) art (407) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (49) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (43) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (42) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (265) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (26) women's history (213) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (383) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (213) Fabulous Females (129) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (181) Long 19th- 20th centuries (405) Medieval History (393)
Ancient Roman Infant Burials Ancient History / September 19, 2024 / archaeology, Rome TW: deceased infants; infant burialThere is so much that archaeology cannot tell us about the dead. We have piles of bones from the Late Roman…
Romanesque Architecture in Village of Chambonas Ancient History, Live Reporting, Medieval History / November 17, 2023 / architecture, Christian history, Rome Romanesque architecture (dating from about 1050 on) is my favorite style of them all. Romanesque buildings are rare, their interiors are shadowed and their stone…
Ancient Romans and Their Bath-Houses Ancient History / September 25, 2024 / archaeology, architecture, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, medicine, Rome, social history, technology The Ancient Romans loved their baths — this is a circular pool from the baths in the eponymously named town of Bath in England. Although…
Medieval Griffin Claw Ancient History, Medieval History / September 3, 2024 / animals, Central and Late Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages, folklore/mythology Behold an example of a fabled Griffin claw, said to neutralize poisons and once collected as prized objects by Medieval kings. The upper image is…
