Early medieval archaeologist | Viking trade PhD (Glas.) | History MA (Oxon) Balliol, Oxford | Author: A Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain | Co-Ed. / Author: The Viking Age in Scotland | A Whole Lot of History | Govan Stones Museum Assistant
Dr Tom Horne
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The colossal - 2.5 m - marble head of Constantine, known as the Statua Colossale di Costantino I.
It formed part of a monumental seated statue, estimated to be 12 m tall, originally situated in an apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum Romanum.
My đź“· Musei Capitolini
The colossal - 2.5 m - marble head of Constantine, known as the Statua Colossale di Costantino I.
It formed part of a monumental seated statue, estimated to be 12 m tall, originally situated in an apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum Romanum.
My đź“· Musei Capitolini
đź’Ą I'll be launching my new book, Treasures of the Vikings, at the inaugural Govan Book Festival on Sat the 13th of June!
Expect a relaxed and illustrated interview-style chat, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
📍 Govan Stones
⏰️ 4:30pm
📆 Sat 13th June
🎟 FREE, unticketed
đź’Ą I'll be launching my new book, Treasures of the Vikings, at the inaugural Govan Book Festival on Sat the 13th of June!
Expect a relaxed and illustrated interview-style chat, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
📍 Govan Stones
⏰️ 4:30pm
📆 Sat 13th June
🎟 FREE, unticketed
đź’Ą Govan Book Festival đź’Ą Our next event is with Dr Tom Horne (@hornesupremacy.bsky.social) about his new book, Treasures of the Vikings!
Expect a relaxed and illustrated interview-style chat, followed by a Q&A and book signing.
📍 Govan Old
⏰️ 4:30pm
📆 Sat 13th June
🎟 FREE, unticketed - Just turn up!
🏛 Spolia Alert!
New Roman Inscription Found Near Hadrian’s Wall
Work to rebuild a collapsed drystone farm wall has uncovered a Roman inscription thought to have originally formed part of Hadrian’s Wall.
đź“° A Whole Lot of History open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
🏛 Spolia Alert!
New Roman Inscription Found Near Hadrian’s Wall
Work to rebuild a collapsed drystone farm wall has uncovered a Roman inscription thought to have originally formed part of Hadrian’s Wall.
đź“° A Whole Lot of History open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
Glass Act: Early High-Status Roman Burial Found in Britain 🏛
Recent archaeological evaluation work by @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social at an undisclosed location in Britain has revealed a high-status Roman burial, which has been dated to between AD 25 and 50
đź“° AWLOH open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
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And it turns out we were a day early, as literally the next day it was revealed that a Roman centurial stone had been found during work to rebuild a drystone wall at Sewingshields Farm
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⛏️ It was great to have our archaeologists in our 1,500-year-old kirkyard last week to start a summer of survey and excavations! Prof. Steve has assembled a wonderful team, and we're very excited about what they'll find this year.
Keep your eye on our posts to see details of our next Open Day 📆
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The Govan Stones
The Govan Stones
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🏛 Spolia Alert!
New Roman Inscription Found Near Hadrian’s Wall
Work to rebuild a collapsed drystone farm wall has uncovered a Roman inscription thought to have originally formed part of Hadrian’s Wall.
đź“° A Whole Lot of History open.substack.com/pub/historyh...