Today (30th August), a brief item was published in the Essex County Standard about the opening of Colchester’s Roman circus site and centre to visitors. The Trust unveiled our donors’ […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
On the 28th August in ancient Rome, festival games (Ludi circenses) were held at the Circus Maximus in Rome in honour of the deities Sol and Luna. These games must […]
The Battle of Le Cateau was fought on the 26th August 1914. The XIV Brigade (or 14 Brigade RFA) of the Royal Field Artillery was stationed at the Artillery Barracks […]
Today (24th August), the Trust had a really enjoyable and successful day at Roman Circus House with the opening of the Roman circus site, circus centre and cafe to visitors. […]
Everyone at the Trust is pretty excited, as tomorrow is the opening day of Colchester’s Roman circus site and our circus interpretation centre. We (Trust staff and all our dedicated […]
Yesterday (20th August), Major Vic Freeman called in at Roman Circus House to see Trust director Philip Crummy. Major Freeman is a retired Royal Engineer Officer with an interest in […]
Today (19th August), Trust senior archaeologist Howard Brooks was working on a report at Roman Circus House. The report is on the archaeological fieldwalking project which he led at Wormingford in […]
On Thursday (8th August), contractors working in the grounds of Abbey House in Colchester had a big surprise – they discovered an underground corridor! On Friday (9th August), they discovered that […]
Yesterday (9th August), site volunteer Nathan began to investigate a buttress to the outer wall of the seating-stand of the Roman circus, on the Trust’s site in front of our […]
Yesterday (8th August), the Trust finished our excavation at Brightlingsea Quarry. We have been conducting the excavation for several weeks, and during the hottest weather of the year. Trust archaeologists […]
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