| Felas Octavi |
New research reveals that this sling bullet is much ruder than previously thought. Prof. Alison Cooley discusses this with Dr Jane Masséglia and Dr Hannah Cornwell in the Ashmolean's updated Reading and Writing Gallery. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia, Hannah Cornwell |
11 April, 2017 |
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| The Real Abascantianus |
On 30th October 2015, we staged a Roman funeral in the Ashmolean Museum. But who were we burying? Here you can hear the talk that Prof. Alison Cooley gave on the night, telling the story of the man behind the urn. |
Alison Cooley |
26 April, 2016 |
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| Rider Reliefs |
Prof. Alison Cooley talks with Dr Jane Masséglia about two Roman tombstones showing men on horseback, recently installed by AshLI in the Ashmolean Museum's Rome Gallery. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia |
26 April, 2016 |
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| Early Christian Gold Glass |
Prof. Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia from the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project, talking about the symbols and celebrations of early Christians in the Roman Empire. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia |
26 April, 2016 |
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| The building bricks of an empire |
The bricks that built the Roman Empire |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia |
21 September, 2015 |
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| Freedmen and Friends |
A funerary inscription reveals questions of social status and friendship in the Roman world. |
Alison Cooley, Hannah Cornwell |
27 July, 2015 |
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| A Bullet with your Name on |
Slingshot bullet from the seige of Perusia, 41/40 BC. |
Jane Masséglia, Hannah Cornwell |
12 May, 2015 |
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| A Roman Intelligence Officer |
A Roman Intelligence Officer stationed in Britain. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia, Hannah Cornwell |
12 May, 2015 |
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| A Roman Soldier's plaque to Hercules |
The Roman soldier who went to Newcastle and punched Hercules. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia, Hannah Cornwell |
12 May, 2015 |
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| Hercules and the Roman teenager |
A memorial for a teenage son, with some unusual images of Hercules. |
Alison Cooley, Jane Masséglia, Hannah Cornwell |
12 May, 2015 |
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