Roman Frontier News Today

<p>Despite the Roman Empire’s extensive military and cultural influence on the nearby Balkan peninsula, a DNA analysis of individuals who lived in the region between 1 and 1000 CE found no genetic evidence of Iron Age Italian ancestry. Instead, a study published December 7 in the journal <em>Cell</em> revealed successive waves of migrations from Western Anatolia, central and northern Europe, and the Pontic-Kazakh Steppe during the Empire’s reign.</p>

The Roman frontier was a dangerous place, and the soldiers who manned the Roman Limes (a network of forts, walls and outposts) along the Rhine frontier had a crucial role to play in keeping the border secure.

The spectacular Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrates its 1900th anniversary in 2022, and ‘Hadrian’s Wall 1900’ is a…

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76 - 138 A.D.): Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus. Roman emperor, 117–138 AD.   &...

THE TYNE Valley will be brought into the living rooms across the country tonight thanks to a new programme helmed by one of Hexhams most famous sons. Robson Greens Walking Coast to Coast airs tonight (Thursday) at 9pm on Channel 5 - and residents of our area can expect to spot some familar sites. The new show will see Robson walk along one of Britain’s most impressive archaeological monuments: Hadrian’s Wall. From its Easternmost point of Segedunum, Robson sets off on his 84-mile-lo...