In the wake of Alaric’s devastating invasion of Greece in 396 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire made a fateful decision: seal off the Peloponnese behind a massive stone barrier. The Hexamilion Wall ...
By the mid-5th century, the Western Roman Empire was collapsing. Africa was lost. Gaul was slipping away. Hispania was contested. Many believed Rome’s fate was sealed. Majorian did not. Determined to ...
Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort at Inveresk, Musselburgh, have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition.