What have the Romans ever done for us?

[d000hg]

Archaeologists have uncovered an "astounding" set of Roman sculptures on the HS2 rail link route.

Two complete sculptures of what appear to be a man and a woman, plus the head of a child, were found at an abandoned medieval church in Buckinghamshire.

Bet HS2 would've been finished ages ago under Roman rule!

[vetran]

enslaved us?

[ladymuck]

This was an interesting mini-series, only about three episodes I think.

Sadly no longer on iPlayer but possibly available elsewhere

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mmrf

[northernladuk]

Bet HS2 would've been finished ages ago under Roman rule!

Would have been a very bumpy ride though!!

[xoggoth]

Gibbon will be along soon to tell us in great detail.

PS It will be in Latin.

[d000hg]

Gibbon will be along soon to tell us in great detail.

PS It will be in Latin.

About how everything we think of as Roman is actually a conglomeration of learning, culture and philosophy from 14 incredibly ancient civilisations nobody has ever heard of

[SueEllen]

This was an interesting mini-series, only about three episodes I think.

Sadly no longer on iPlayer but possibly available elsewhere

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mmrf

YouTube?

[xoggoth]

Oi Gibby! Where are you?

[ladymuck]

YouTube?

Could only find a 7 min snippet about the real life peaky blinders but not all three full episodes.

Not on Britbox either

[Gibbon]

Oi Gibby! Where are you?

I'm here .

1. The lasting legacy of Rome is its embrace, nurturing and preservation of Greek Culture, so at least enough came down to us.

2. I'm going for Julia Domna for the woman's bust, based on the hairstyle and she visited Britain with her Husband the Emperor Septimius Severus when he was campaigning against the Scots.. Also the collection of three, matches the York Tondo portrait, her hair got shorter towards the end of his reign, the Tondo is a standard image made before the visit.

File:Carole Raddato (13543792233).jpg - Wikipedia

Geta has been erased as he was throughout the empire even on the arch in the Roman Forum, so I would expect if he had a bust that too would have been destroyed.