The amphitheatre in Cirencester is the second biggest in Britain after the one found in London, it dates as far back as the early 2nd Century, and could have held the entire population of Corinium at its height, around 8,000 people.
I was really lucky in having the opportunity to come to the Corinium Museum for two weeks as a placement with the Roman Society, where I was able to gain valuable experience working in a museum environment and with public engagement.
Read our latest blog post about the Septimius Stone by Elliot Masefield from The Cotswold School. The Septimius stone is a stone block that once stood at the base of a restored Jupiter column. The inscription carved into its face commemorates the governor Lucius Septimius, by whom the monument was restored.
Blog post by recent A-Level work placement Henry Boulton.
Local vineyards and winemakers are preparing to celebrate English Wine Week from June 18th. This festival may be very new to the calendar, but the roots of English wine run all the way back to Roman Britain, and perhaps even before.
Blog post by JLM Morton, Corinium Museum’s poet in residence.
Two thousand and sixty-six years ago, in 44 BC, on the 15th day of March, the life of Julius Caesar, immortalised in literature and popular culture from his own time to ours, was brought to an end.
Blog post written by Fiona Beeston, a student at King's College, London, studying Classical Studies with English. Read on to discover more about the Matres and the Genii Cucullati and their roles and symbolism in Roman Britain.
Read our latest blog post - A ‘Festival of Isis’ token from Kingscote, Gloucestershire by C. Mondello & D. Wilding. Tokens (also called tesserae) in the Roman period are a little studied class of object. They are commonly found all over the Roman Empire, with the exception of the province of Britannia, and are usually made and used on a local scale. The presence of a ‘Festival of Isis’ token in Roman Britain is therefore unusual as it has been taken from its place of origin to an area which did not use tokens.
A small, limestone statue head, produced in the Romano British period, that belongs to the Roman God Mercury, was found on Cricklade Street. It now sits proudly in the Corinium Museum; read on to discover more.
