Tag Archives: Roman

Vindolanda Writing Tablets

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

When I was recently walking Hadrians Wall, there were countless Roman sites to visit either on or just off the wall. Having visited many all ready, the one I most wanted to visit was Vindolanda. You can see my blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Northumberland and Durham, Travel, writing | Tagged Hadrians Wall, Roman, Roman Wall, Vindolanda, Vindolanda Tablets | 9 Comments

Holding a nearly 2,000 year old Roman shoe at Vindolanda

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been so busy with my tours that I haven’t had a day off since April 16th and so my blog posts are currently a bit shorter than usual. Even last week when I would be walking for up to … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Northumberland and Durham, Travel | Tagged Archeology, castles, Hadrians Wall, Ro, Roman, Roman Empire, Shoes, Vindolanda | 9 Comments

The London Colosseum

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

We’re all familiar with the Coloseum in Rome, one of the architectural wonders of both the ancient world and Italy but though the Colosseum is by far the most iconic, there are actually Roman amphitheatres to be found across North … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Amphitheatre, Colosseum, Gladiator, Guildhall, history, Londinium, Roman | 6 Comments

Watling Street – A Roman Road through the heart of Britain

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Though the Romans are famed for their roads along with many other things, they didn’t invent the idea of roads but rather vastly improved upon what had gone before with better engineering, money and manpower to it easier for their … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, London, Travel | Tagged London, London Bridge, Maps, Queen Boudica, Roman, Roman Empire, Watling Street, Westminster | 8 Comments

An ancient Roman road re-opens in London – Watling Street Revived

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

You might have seen my last post on the London Temple of Mithras or London Mithraeum. As part of the massive building project which has seen the creation of the new Bloomburg Headquarters and the painstakingly restored and relocated Temple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, London | Tagged Bloomberg, Bloomberg Arcade, Londinium, London, London Mithraeum, London Temple of Mithras, Maps, River Walbrook, Roman, Watling Street | 1 Comment

My New London Roman Walking Tour

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

You don’t have to go to Rome to see Roman ruins, or even St Albans, Bath or York. Though people were all ready living here, it was the Romans who founded the modern city of Londinium that through the millennia … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Londinium, London, London Mithraeum, London Wall, London's Roman Amphitheatre, Roman, Temple of Mithras, walking tours, Ye Olde England Tours | 3 Comments

London as you’ve never seen it before… at Christmas with the voice of an Angel.

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t going to blog again, especially so as I have been out on a tour this morning. It was my inaugrial Sacred, Secret Gardens of London tour today and I was showing round a lovely PhD student studying medicine. … Continue reading →