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What are they building in there? A weekly chronicle from communications intern, Maxine Kauter.
Inside and outside the ROM on June 15th and 16th Ancient Greece and Rome Family Weekend is in full swing. Our 3rd floor galleries are full of experts - some in period clothing!
An important part of everyday life in the past, but one with very little impact on the archaeological record, is clothing...
Gallery text is everywhere, but where does it come from?
FInd out about two new displays that have been set up in the level 3 galleries for Ancient Rome and Greece Weekend (June 15th & 16th 2013).
So in my project to recreate the equipment of a 3rd century Roman soldier from Dura-Europos, following the creation of the sword, I next moved on to the dagger. Little seems to be known about the daggers used by soldiers in the Roman World of the 3rd century AD.
Student interns are a vital part of behind-the-scenes throughout the ROM...
Get ready for an insider's look at the ROM from someone who's usually very far outside of it.
The sword is one of the definitive weapons of the Roman soldier...
As an archaeologist the main goal in my work is to understand the people of the past...