history Archive

• 123 August, 2009

  Earliest Reference to Arthur’s O’on: Nennius (c.830)

  My MA Dissertation topic is Arthur’s O’on, a Roman building that once stood on the banks of the River Carron...
• 315 July, 2009

  “The Living Frontier” at Corbridge

  Now that it’s summer, we’d like to pay a bit more attention to this site. We know you are all...
• Summer Institute in Archaeology for K-12 Teachers at Andrews University021 February, 2009

  Summer Institute in Archaeology for K-12 Teachers at Andrews University

  From 1-24 July, 2009, Andrews University (my alma mater; undergraduate) will host a National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for...
• A Tour of Hadrian’s Wall, Installment 1: Introduction02 November, 2008

  A Tour of Hadrian’s Wall, Installment 1: Introduction

  Hadrian’s Wall is perhaps the best known (and arguably the most important) ancient roman monument in Britain. This article is...
• Roman Empire Contributes to AIDS Vulnerability(?)04 September, 2008

  Roman Empire Contributes to AIDS Vulnerability(?)

  In an interesting new study, French researchers found that people who live in lands conquered by the Roman army have less...