The Hawkedon Helmet is the only confirmed piece of gladiatorial armour from Roman Britain, possibly plundered from Colchester ...

The British Museum will put 10 items stolen from its collection on show later this month. The Roman gems, to be featured in an exhibition Rediscovering Gems, include a cameo with a bust of Cupid ...

At its peak, the Roman empire numbered some 60 million ... of this sort make Legion one of "the most powerful" British Museum exhibitions in living memory.

is one of the key items on loan to the British Museum for a major exhibition on the world of Stonehenge. The exhibition runs from 17 February to 17 July and aims to explore the history and purpose ...

Roman Vindolanda and Roman Army Museum ... on the front line of Emperor Hadrian’s formidable British frontier. The Roman Army Museum is an authentic and dramatic tribute to Rome’s ...

The history of silk is in many ways wrapped up in the history of humanity. Archaeologists have discovered traces of silk farming dating to 5,000 years ago, providing forensic proof to the story ...

The British Museum has unveiled design concepts from the five shortlisted architecture teams for the overhaul of more than a third of its gallery spaces and behind-the-scenes areas ...

Hew Locke visits the British Museum in preparation for his exhibition. Richard Cannon “What have we here?” is the fruit of two years of Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke’s research at the ...

The Ashmolean Museum's head of antiquities Dr Paul Roberts has been made an OBE in the New Years Honours list.