Tag Archives: Roman

Beauty defined

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Gary

I haven’t been to an exhibition for ages so, when Mirinda said she’d be working from home today, I immediately booked myself into the British Museum to see Defining Beauty. The exhibition takes a lot of Greek statues and puts … Continue reading →

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Early eruptions

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Gary

Today I went to the British Museum, with the Weasels, to see the Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition that has had everyone talking for ages. It has been heralded as the best exhibition ever. I was looking forward to seeing something … Continue reading →

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Archaeology Live! 2013 – Day 3 (from charnel to bath)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Gary

Today was the (sort of) last day of the conference, although there wasn’t any conference sessions. The Museum of London (MoL) and English Heritage (EH) opened up two London sites for us to look at. Both of them are rarely … Continue reading →

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Archaeology Live! Day 1

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Gary

What a fabulous day I’ve had…though it didn’t start so well. South West Trains decided to spoil the first day of the Current Archaeology conference for me by having emergency maintenance work between Bentley and Farnham just after I arrived … Continue reading →

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Lupercalia explained

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Gary

There may have been a bit of confusion regarding yesterday’s post. Actually Mirinda thought that I’d gone quite mad. So, in the interests of sanity, let me clear it up. The origins of St Valentine’s Day lay deep within the … Continue reading →

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Lupercalia eve

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Gary

Well, it’s that time of year again. The ides of February have passed, the goat and dog have been duly sacrificed, the holy cakes burned by the vestals and it’s now time for all the young girls to have their … Continue reading →

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St Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Gary

Whenever February 14 comes around I always spare a thought for prohibition. For it was St Valentine’s Day 1929 when Al Capone’s Gang massacred seven gangsters from a rival group headed by Bugs Moran. It was an over-elaborate plan which … Continue reading →

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Butser

Posted on June 30, 2001 by Gary

An excellent day! One of the best. I caught the bus to the Butser Ancient Farm – a lovely drive (just over an hour) through the country, then a long walk. Saw a herd of deer in a field. I … Continue reading →

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