Meet Aquila - symbol of the Roman Army and mascot of the modern day Roman Army Museum. Find out about why the eagle symbol was important to the Romans and where you might see Aquila in the Museum. Read more
Learn how the Romans celebrated in the winter and where some of our modern day traditions such as gift giving and decorating might have started. Read more
What is it? What was it used for? How was it made? How does it help the archaeologists understand the people of the past? Roman pottery and all you need to know about it. Read more
Find out more about the Roman Site of Vindolanda. Read more
Learn about the Roman fort Magna, the fort at the rock, that sits next to the Roman Army Museum. Read more
What are writing tablets? Where are they found? See some examples of the different writing tablets found at Vindolanda and what we can we learn from them. Read more
Click here for some basic facts about Hadrian's Wall. Read more
What do archaeologist do? Find out more here. Read more
Basic information about joining the army. Read more
Find out about the buildings in Roman forts here. Read more
What about the women? Vindolanda has lots of objects which show us that there were lots of women living here at the site. Find out more here. Read more
Explore the Roman world of medicine - how did the Romans stay healthy? Marcus the medicus takes you through the medical ideas of the Romans. Read more