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15th June 2021

Medusa- the myth and the magic

This weeks blog was written by Rebecca Preedy, currently studying Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. Few people wouldn’t recognise the snaky hairdo and stony eyes…

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14th October 2020

Culture Recovery Fund

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our bid for a grant as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture…

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12th June 2020

Inspirational Brading Roman Villa

My name is Michael Fulford and I am a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading and a Trustee of Oglander Roman Trust. Some…

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3rd June 2020

The Antonine Plague

The Antonine Plague of 165 to 180 AD, also known as the Plague of Galen (after Galen, the physician who described it), was an ancient pandemic brought to…

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29th May 2020

New Trustees appointed to the board

Announcement of Appointment of new trustees of Oglander Roman Trust 29th May 2020 In February 2020, the Trustees of the Oglander Roman Trust launched a…

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9th May 2020

Support for Brading Roman Villa from Bob Seely MP

We would like to thank Bob Seely, Isle of Wight MP for his letter of support during this uncertain time. His support for Brading Villa,…

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6th May 2020

Remembering Ambrosia

One of the mosaics at Brading, is believed to represent Ambrosia who was turned into a grape vine to save her from the unwelcome attentions…

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22nd April 2020

The Gallus Mosaic

This weeks post discusses the origins and symbolism of the cockerel headed figure in one of our mosaic floors. This mosaic is particularly special as…

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12th April 2020

Phoenix and Peacocks

At present we are closed, but we hope to rise again like a phoenix. The image of the phoenix has inspired and sustained many over…

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3rd April 2020

Why the Romans conquered Britain

This week our blog has been written by Ben And Jasmine It was over 2000 years ago that the Romans invaded Britain. They wanted…

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27th March 2020

Roman Roads

Thanks to Rene, age 11 who helped contribute to the first Brading Blog. Her topic is Roman roads. Romans are warriors, they fight for whatever…

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25th March 2020

Welcome to the Brading Villa Blog

Hello, welcome to the first of our Brading Villa blogs. Over the coming weeks during this time of uncertainty we thought it would be good…