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Daily Life in Greek & Roman: Insights from our Interns

Daily Life in Greek & Roman: Insights from our Interns

Student interns are a vital part of behind-the-scenes throughout the ROM.  In the Greek & Roman section most students spend their time with us as part of their studies, such as a high school co-op programme, university research opportunity course, or as a work placement for community college.

Collier Cullinan de diamants bleus et blancs

Ce collier contient des pierres taillées dans un diamant de la grosseur d’une poire, le plus gros diamant qu’on ait découvert. Exposé du 17 mai au mois d’août 2013 Galeries Teck des richesses de la Terre, niveau 2 Au tout début du XX e  siècle, Thomas Cullinan, magnat de l’industrie

Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911)

Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911)

Currently on display in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery from May 18, 2013 to February 23, 2014 is the exhibition Faces to Remember: Chinese Portraits of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911).  Located on Level 1 of the ROM’s Philosophers’ Walk building, the Levy Gallery is the

Dr. Zahi Hawass Lecture at the ROM

Dr. Zahi Hawass Lecture at the ROM

Last Monday the ROM hosted a sold-out lecture by Dr. Zahi Hawass in our Currelly gallery (Currelly  was the ROM’s first collector of Egyptian antiquities). The ROM welcomed his free lecture on short notice as it coincided with the launch of our  Centre for Ancient Cultures  and new  Ancient

Ontario Road Ecology Group- Protecting biodiversity from the threat of roads

Ontario Road Ecology Group- Protecting biodiversity from the threat of roads

Authored by Mandy Karch   Over 14,000 wildlife vehicle collisions are reported in Ontario.  This number mainly reflects collisions with large wildlife (moose, deer).  Many thousands more unreported collisions occur with small wildlife (snakes, frogs, turtles) and the threats of roads for some of

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend: I of IV

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend: I of IV

As an archaeologist the main goal in my work is to understand the people of the past, and to share that understanding with others. As a museum archaeologist, a good way to share that knowledge is at family weekends, like the ROM's Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend on June 15 th-16 th 2013! I

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend II of IV: The Sword

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend II of IV: The Sword

The sword is one of the definitive weapons of the Roman soldier, right from the earliest days of the Empire. The Romans were very keen on swords, and gained much from contact (read conquering) the Iberians of Spain and Gauls of France. The carnage created by the slashes and thrusts of the Roman

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend III of IV: The Dagger

Re-enactment, Archaeology, and the Ancient Rome & Greece Weekend III of IV: The Dagger

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 3 rd century AD. The well-known dagger of the Early