Romans

Romans
The Roman invasion of Britain A look at the Roman invasions of Britain from Julius Caesar’s raids in 55 and 54 BC-‘I came, I saw, I went home again,’ to the Claudian invasion of AD43.While the Emperor Claudius spent only 16 days in Britain, the conquest was to take some 40 years, with the province coming near to being abandoned. An illustrated talk of 60-90 minutes duration is available at a cost of £30 (plus travelling costs if outside Peterborough). Requirements O.H.P. and projector screen/suitable wall. Contact Don Chiswell (01733 569951)
Boudicca Boudicca’s revolt in AD61 nearly destroyed Roman rule in Britain. Who was she? Why did she fail? Could she have changed our history? An illustrated talk of 60-90 minutes duration is available at a cost of £30 (plus travelling costs if outside Peterborough). Requirements O.H.P. and projector screen/suitable wall. Contact Don Chiswell (01733 569951)
Hadrian’s Wall What was Hadrian’s Wall? Why was it built? What was life like for the soldiers stationed on the Empire’s northern frontier? An illustrated talk of 60-90 minutes duration is available at a cost of £30 (plus travelling costs if outside Peterborough). Requirements O.H.P. and projector screen/suitable wall. Contact Don Chiswell (01733 569951)
Richard Jones presents the following talks, see contact details below: Durobrivae: A Town Out of Time A town whose fortunes were intimately connected with the military campaigns of the great Syrian Emperor Septimius Severus in what we now call Scotland. The Augustan Histories (Historia Augustae) The tabloid press of its day, the Historia Augustae tells the story of the late Roman Emperors. Come and hear the forgotten tales of Caracalla the Emperor who made everyone a Roman citizen ( and liable to to pay taxes!), Elagabalus, the transsexual Emperor who fancied himself a Sun God, and the Danubian Emperor Claudius the 2^nd ‘Gothicus’ who for his sins died of the plague. Jerusalem and the Three Temples A look at the history of the most famous city on earth: Jerusalem, told through both biblical and secular sources. The fall of the Roman Empire ‘The city buildings fell apart, Theworks of giants crumbled, Tumbled were the towers, Ruined the roofs, The rooms were light and airy, The bathhouses were many, Great the cheerful noise till mighty fate brought change upon it all, Then violence was widespread, Pestilence was rife and death came and took all those valiant men away.’ The Lost Empire of the Hittites Hear how resentment, intrigue, and rebellion caused the collapse of the great fourth empire of the ancient world. The Longthorpe Fort and the Disappearance of the 9^th Legion Explore the earliest clash of civilisations-Roman and Celtic-told through the lives and careers of Roman Commander Petillius Cerialis and the rebel Queen Boudicca. Did this famous legion disappear in lowland Scotland or is there is a more sinister end to the 9^th legion Hispana? The Lost Legions of Varus In the dark interior of the Teutoburg Forest lies a secret-the site of the most brutal battle of ancient times. Discover how a barbarian chief duped Roman general into committing the biggest mistake in military history. The Real Spartacus Forget Hollywood, the man who terrified the world’s first superpower also knowingly sowed the seeds of his own destruction. The Second Jewish War (The Bar kochba Uprising 135AD) How the emperor Hadrian’s misunderstanding of a people, caused a war that remained in the psyche of the Roman people for 100 years. It sucked in the armies of the known world and changed the Middle East forever. The 10^th Legion and the Crucifixion of Christ Come and listen to the history of arguably the most feared Roman legion of all time and their part in the crucifixion of Christ and the destruction of Jerusalem. An illustrated talk of 60-90 minutes duration is available at a cost of £40 (plus travelling costs if outside Peterborough). Contact Richard Jones (07979345063)