Travel

The City of the Legion

Lying on the west bank of the River Usk, just north of the city of Newport in South Wales, the town of Caerleon lies over some of the most remarkable and evocative remains from the Roman period in ...

The Only Way Is Colchester

Essex is not a place that one would immediately associate with the archaeology of the ancient world. Its proximity to London and its Victorian seaside resorts have dramatically altered the features ...

Aquae Sulis: Sacred Springs

One mild March morning in 2007, a group of friends and I set off, crammed into a tiny, scruffy car, on our way to the Somerset city of Bath. To everyone's surprise, I had never set foot in the ...

The Fuss About Ephesus

Ephesus stands about three miles outside the small town Selçuk in the Izmir district of Western Turkey on the Anatolian coast. Dominated by the grand fortress on the Ayosoluk Hill, it is one ...

Knossus: A Minor Tour

When considering Knossos it’s easy to be led astray. What is it? A palace? A labyrinth? Much of it has been extensively reconstructed, and the original site was itself built over the remains ...