Cardiff University Ancient History Department

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Vesuvius ancient eruption rescuer identified at Herculaneum, says expert A body found at Herculaneum may have been part of Pliny the Elder's team sent to rescue residents.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosemary Sutcliff, acclaimed author of children's historical novels and the inspiration for a good few Roman historians and archaeologists out there including Cardiff's Kate Gilliver.

Kate contributed to this wonderful podcast by David Walsh of the University of Kent on Sutcliff, what inspired Sutcliff, and how she inspired others.

Documentary: Rosemary Sutcliff and Re-imagining Roman Britain An episode by Coffee and Circuses

There was a fantastic gathering of Roman historians and archaeologists on Zoom on Monday night to celebrate the publication of Guy's new book on early Rome! Lovely to see so many friends and colleagues there with some fascinating discussion of current theories!

One of the things we love about studying the ancient world is that exciting new evidence crops up regularly!

Pompeii: Dig uncovers remains of rich man and slave killed by Vesuvius The remains of two men are uncovered at a villa on the outskirts of the ancient Roman city.

Oh wow, there's a Lego Colosseum about to hit the shelves! Apparently Lego's biggest ever set - and probably not the best thing for a rather over-worked Roman historian to fork out for (especially given the eye-watering price!)

In any case, would you want a 'ruined' Colosseum instead of the bricks to build a complete Roman period Colosseum, complete with lego lions, tigers and gladiators? What do you think?

Exciting news about Roman settlement in north-east Wales from a project being led by one of our alumni, Dr Caroline Pudney. Caroline studied our BA Archaeology & Ancient History degree at Cardiff and did her PhD here with Dr Peter Guest. We'll look forward to seeing what these excavations reveal in future years!

Wrexham Roman villa uncovered by metal detectorists The villa near Wrexham is the first to be uncovered in north-east Wales, say archaeologists.

Want to study Ancient Persia at PG level Cardiff University? Watch this for ideas...

How to do Ancient Persia: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn Jones, Cardiff University We talk with Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Professor in Ancient History at Cardiff University about his research interests, from material culture to inter...

Want to know more about the Persian Empire?
Tune into the latest vlog from PERSIKA: Persian Things -

The Rhetoric of Empire: Better Together A look at the propaganda of the Persian empire.

Here's a vlog about the Horse in Ancient Iran...
LLJ

The Horse in Ancient Persia

Hello Ancient History Students! Welcome (or Welcome Back) to Cardiff's Ancient History Department!
I'm posting a link here to a new vlog which I've created on Ancient Persia. I'll post links with each new vlog I upload to YouTube, but do subscribe and follow me!
Best Wishes,
Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

PERSIKA introduction Welcome to PERSIKA - Persian Things. This short video gives you an idea of what’s the channel is all about

Interested in studying Ancient History but not sure about the career opportunities? They're pretty good!