FACT FILES Kids blogs

FACT FILE: Vindolanda

Find out more about the Roman Site of Vindolanda. Read more

FACT FILE: Magna

Here are some facts about the Roman fort Magna, next to the Roman Army Museum Read more

FACT FILE: Writing tablets

Read information about the personal letters written by the Romans. Read more

FACT FILE: Roman Fort

Find out about the buildings in Roman forts here. Read more

FACT FILE: Hadrian's Wall

Click here for some basic facts about Hadrian's Wall. Read more

FACT FILE: Roman Soldiers

Basic information about joining the army. Read more

FACT FILE: In the bath house

Find out more about the Vindolanda bath house and how it was used. Read more

FACT FILE: Where were the soldiers from?

The soldiers serving at Vindolanda and Magna were from all over the empire. Find out more here. Read more

FACT FILE: What in the Roman Empire could you get at Vindolanda?

Some objects were made at Vindolanda but many came from all over the empire. Find out about them here. Read more

FACT FILE: Roman Religion

Religion was important to the Romans at Vindolanda. Find out more here. Read more

FACT FILE: Child's Skeleton

Find out more about the child's skeleton found at Vindolanda. Read more

FACT FILE: Beyond the Archaeologist

Ever wondered what sorts of jobs you could get if you like history and archaeology? This blog lists some of the people who have been involved with the development of the 'Stories from the Frontier' educational app based at Roman Vindolanda. There are more than you might think. Read more

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Ceres and the Festival of Cerialia

Whenever we talk about breakfast cereal and cereal crops, we are invoking the name of Ceres, the Roman Goddess of agriculture. So why did the Romans worship and celebrate her? What was her role? Why was she important? Find out more here.
Magna Charity Vespa Ride

Andy and I are 2 nurses with 50-some years of re-enactment (mostly Roman) behind us. We have, over the years, developed a close relationship with Vindolanda. We were inspired by the Vespa ride last year (Vindolanda via Britannia) and plan to do a similar trip to raise funds for the Revealing Magna Appeal.
Megalesia and comparisons of ‘The Mother Goddess'

The Mother Goddess is one of the most important in Ancient religions. The festival of Megalesia in Ancient Rome celebrated the Mother Goddess. This blog explores this festival and looks briefly at wider other Mother Goddess belief systems.
Roman Pottery Demonstration

1st - 3rd June 2021
Meet Potted History's Graham Taylor at Roman Vindolanda. See how Romans made their pots and learn about the Roman pottery of Vindolanda.

Roman Leather Toy Mouse Discovered

Curatorial staff at Roman Vindolanda make a lockdown discovery of an ancient leather toy mouse, which had been hidden in amongst the ancient scrap leather recovered from the site.
Brigomaglos

Was the end of Roman Britain the end of Vindolanda? Our journey into discovering more about sub-Roman Vindolanda started with the discovery of the probable war-band leader of the site from the 5th or 6th centuries, a man called ‘Brigomaglos’ which was discovered over 130 years ago.
Home Learning

Activity sheets for home learning fun. From Roman cooking ideas to spot the difference and much more, there is something for everyone.
The Praetorium

Director of Excavations Andrew Birley takes us through the fascinating history of the grandest house at Vindolanda and what some of the amazing discoveries that have come from it tell us about the people who lived there.
Colin's Top 10

Deputy CEO Colin Galloway gives us his top 10 about the Vindolanda Trust from artefacts to spaces.
Severan Skulls

Dr Trudi Buck takes a closer look at the human skull unearthed during the 2018 excavation of the Severan fort ditch at Vindolanda.
Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum

Visit Roman Vindolanda today and you will find one of the North East’s most famous and not to be missed tourist attractions lying in the beautiful landscape of Hadrian's Wall Country. Formerly a key military post on the northern frontier of Britain, Vindolanda is the home of Britain's 'Top Treasure' - the Vindolanda Writing Tablets - and is one Europe's most important Roman archaeological sites, with live excavations taking place every year.
The 2021 Vindolanda Excavations

The Vindolanda excavations begin again on 29th March. The team are excited to get back in the trenches and welcome back local volunteers to the site with more joining as the season progresses. Marta Alberti gives us a snapshot of where the excavations are and what they hope to achieve this year.
Ancient timber posts

Both visitors and volunteers have been very curious as to what those beautiful timber posts sticking out of the ground are. Here is what the archaeologists have concluded so far.
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