Reading, Writing, Romans

Apr 11 2017 10 ep. 4 mins 434
Reading, Writing, Romans Podcast artwork

This series explores the lives of Romans through the Latin inscriptions collection at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, as part of an AHRC funded project between the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick.

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Felas Octavi

Apr 11 2017 5 mins  
New research reveals that this sling bullet is much ruder than previously thought. Prof. Alison Cooley discusses this with Dr Jane Masséglia and Dr Hannah Cornwell in the Ashmolean's updated Reading and Writing Gallery.

The Real Abascantianus

Apr 26 2016 6 mins  
On 30th October 2015, we staged a Roman funeral in the Ashmolean Museum. But who were we burying? Here you can hear the talk that Prof. Alison Cooley gave on the night, telling the story of the man behind the urn.

Rider Reliefs

Apr 26 2016 6 mins  
Prof. Alison Cooley talks with Dr Jane Masséglia about two Roman tombstones showing men on horseback, recently installed by AshLI in the Ashmolean Museum's Rome Gallery.

Early Christian Gold Glass

Apr 26 2016 7 mins  
Prof. Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia from the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project, talking about the symbols and celebrations of early Christians in the Roman Empire.

The building bricks of an empire

Sep 21 2015 5 mins  
The bricks that built the Roman Empire Professor Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia, from the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project, take a closer look at some of the brickstamps in the museum’s collection, including the snazzy personal logo of a man named Lupus.

Hercules and the Roman teenager

May 12 2015 4 mins  
A memorial for a teenage son, with some unusual images of Hercules. The Roman teenager who was his mum’s little superhero. Hear Prof. Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia in conversation in the Ashmolean's Randolph Gallery. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

A Roman Soldier's plaque to Hercules

May 12 2015 2 mins  
The Roman soldier who went to Newcastle and punched Hercules. Professor Alison Cooley and Dr Jane Masséglia, from the Ashmolean Latin Inscriptions Project, talk about a tiny Roman plaque found near Hadrian's Wall in the North of England. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

A Roman Intelligence Officer

May 12 2015 3 mins  
A Roman Intelligence Officer stationed in Britain. Being in the Roman Army wasn't all about building roads and dressing up as a legionary. In the third AshLI podcast, Alison Cooley and Jane Masséglia investigate the tombstone of a Roman Military Intelligence Officer who served in Britain before retiring to Rome. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: Engla

A Bullet with your Name on

May 12 2015 3 mins  
Slingshot bullet from the seige of Perusia, 41/40 BC. Dr Jane Masséglia and Dr Hannah Cornwell discuss the messages and insults flung (literally!) between opposing sides during the Roman civil war of Perusia (41/40 BC), on display in the Rome Gallery of the Ashmolean Museum. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org

Freedmen and Friends

Jul 27 2015 2 mins  
A funerary inscription reveals questions of social status and friendship in the Roman world. Prof. Alison Cooley and Dr Hannah Cornwell from the AshLI Project, talk about a tombstone which marked the plot of an entire Roman familia: spouses, freedmen and good friends, all together in the same burial, and consider questions of social status in the Roman world.