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Parentalia - Festival of the Ancestors

Parentalia was the Roman festival to celebrate your ancestors. During the nine days of the festival all temples were closed, no weddings took place, and magistrates wore no insignia indicating that no official business was conducted.
Celebrating the Fornacalia

Fornax, the goddess of ovens and furnaces is not one that is talked about much in modern times. But worshiped her to aid in cooking, to prevent burnt offerings and serious house fires.
Venus and Cupid

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we often think of love and we associate Venus and Cupid with this holiday. This blog looks at these mother and son and their relevance to our modern connections to this time of year.
Lupercalia and its relationship to Valentine's Day

Lupercalia was originally a pagan festival of fertility and prosperity. Find out here more about its links with the modern Valentine's Day.

Top Roman History FAQs

Find the answers to some of our most asked question focusing on the history of Hadrian's Wall, Romans in the North and the Roman Forts of Vindolanda and Magna.
Blogs

Our blogs cover a wide range of topics from closer looks at specific artefacts or buildings right through to blogs from staff members and volunteers.
Excavation Reports

Excavations run at Vindolanda by the Vindolanda Trust have been ongoing for 50 years and here we have a selection of reports that are now out of print and free to download.
Crafts

Get creative with these fun ideas for crafts at home. Create your own loo-roll Legionary or archaeologists.
Activities

Family friendly activities for all ages that you can do at home. Download these pages including word and number activities and games for the whole family to play together.

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