Life in Roman Britain exhibition opens at BRLSI
| Monday 2nd August: Life in Roman Britain, which officially opened today, is BRLSI’s second exhibition of the year to accompany its Romans in Bath lecture programme. To mark the opening BRLSI members and their guests were invited to an early evening reception organised by the Chair of Trustees, Prof Julian Vincent, and his wife Dr Liz Vincent, also a BRLSI Trustee.
The exhibition tells the story of life, for Romans and locals alike, under a military dictatorship in the province of Britannia. You can read about it on poster boards, see artifacts from the period – and for children there’s a free mosaic-building activity (see below). Life in Roman Britain is open from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, until 9th October, and admission is free.  BRLSI Members viewing the exhibition |
 BRLSI Curator Matt Williams |
 The mosaic-building activites for kids are already proving a hit. The idea is to continue the pattern, with difficulty levels from easy (left) to hard (top). |
 A pewter-mould, carved from stone |
 Tesserae (floor mosaic stones) from the Mineral Water Hospital, Bath. |
 It's supposed to be for kids... BRLSI Chair of Trustees Prof Julian Vincent tries out the mosaic activity. |
 The Le Creuset cookware of its day! |
 Read the story of life in Roman Britain on our poster boards. You can also get it to take away in our Exhibition Companion booklet, for just £2. |
 There's clearly something worth seeing under the glass... |
 Positive feedback - in Latin! |
