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The Roman Army in Britain
Toga video: reminds pupils of the status accorded to citizens, the most obvious marker of which was the right to wear a toga. Marcus would have become a toga-clad citizen on his retirement as a centurion, rather different from the impression he would have created in military uniform. Credit: Giacomo Savani How to wear a toga: Roman Britannia Map, Credit: By Andrei nacu at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Two of the objects you will see come from Lancaster and Arbeia.
I’ve travelled all over Britannia to make the special tiles for Roman bath houses, even up to the far north and the Wall. Here’s what you see as you enter Roman settlements. Credit: Primus, Giacomo Savani Two of the objects you will see come from Lancaster and Arbeia. This slide reminds pupils of the location of the Insus/ Lancaster tombstone, far from the soldier's original home in Trier, western Germany, an area which most Roman would have described as 'barbarian'! Roman Britannia Map, Credit: By Andrei nacu at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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[...]IUS CIVE TREVER EQVES ALAE AVG [.] VICTORIS CVRATOR DOMITIA
To the shades of the dead, Insus son of Vodullus, citizen of the Treveri, ccavalryman of the ala Augusta, troop of Victor, curator. Domitia his heir had this set up. DIS MANIBUS INSUS VODVLLI [...]IUS CIVE TREVER EQVES ALAE AVG [.] VICTORIS CVRATOR DOMITIA Useful phrases: Dis Manibus: to the shades of the dead -i ending: son of civis-e: citizen Trever: Trier, a city in Germany Alae AVG: an army troop More information on tombstone: In the eyes of Romans in the capital, the owner of this grave might have appeared more like the blue, headless barbarian, than the Roman soldier in uniform, but he too could become a Roman citizen and wear the toga. Credit: Lancaster Roman tombstone, Lancashire Museums
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This helmet was found at Hallaton, near Market Harborough, and is now in the Harborough Museum.
See supervisor knowledge document for further information. Belts (see next slide) and parade helmets like these gave soldiers an opportunity to identify themselves when wearing the same armour as everyone else. Pupils could compare how they differ from one another in uniform, or how sporting teams differ. More information on reconstructing the Hallaton Helmet: Ribchester helmet Credit: By Rex Harris (British Museum, London) [CC BY 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons This helmet was found at Ribchester in Lancashire, and is now in the British Museum. Credit: Leicester City Council Individual soldiers
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Bronze belt plate and strap end found in the Roman cemetery at Western Road, Leicester
More information on bronze belt plate: Credit: ULAS
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What was life like in a Roman Army camp?
Credits: Mathew Morris, Giacomo Savani, Carl Vivian, University of Leicester What was life like in a Roman Army camp? Soldiers didn’t spend their time just fighting. What other jobs did they do?
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