Roman road network more extensive than previously thought
A new mapping project undertaken by an international research team has discovered that the network of Roman roads during the height of the Roman Empire around 150 CE was considerably more extensive than previously thought, running to nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 km) – almost twice that shown on earlier maps. The new open access digital atlas called Itiner-e includes secondary roads between settlements as well as principal routes between Rome and major cities in the Roman Empire.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/roman-road-network-was-twice-as-large-as-previously-thought-new-mapping-project-finds?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CC59647E-77DE-49BC-8856-26D6A870D088&utm_source=SmartBrief

Possible Roman shrine in Yorkshire
Update on DigVentures’ ninth season of excavations in East Yorkshire.
https://digventures.com/2025/08/have-we-found-a-roman-shrine-in-east-yorkshire/?mc_cid=e6f0cbc892&mc_eid=fc106e6893

The Roman milestone problem
Paul Whitewick searches for long-lost Roman milestones in Britain in a YouTube video lasting just under 15 minutes. His explorations on the ground are interspersed with information about the actual distance of a Roman mile and images of some of the 95 Roman milestones which have already been found, many of which are now in museums. Subtitles are available, though the spelling is sometimes quirky.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hp16xnfZCE

Octagonal Roman ring found in Lincolnshire drainage ditch
Found by an archaeologist, the ring is described as ‘chunky’ and is believed to have been lost in the ditch at some point between AD 200 and AD410.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64782202/1600-year-old-roman-ring/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_pop&utm_medium=email&date=051625&utm_campaign=nl01_051625_HBU39821595&oo=&user_email=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&GID=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_term=TEST-%20NEW%20TEST%20-%20Sending%20List%20-%20AM%20180D%20Clicks%2C%20NON%20AM%2090D%20Opens%2C%20Both%20Subbed%20Last%2030D

Controversy over remains found in York’s ‘gladiator’ cemetery
Although the site of an amphitheatre has yet to be located in York, numerous burials of men with the type of injuries associated with gladiatorial combat, damnatio ad bestias (condemnation to beasts) and venatores (combatants trained to fight beasts) suggest that there must have been one in its Roman predecessor of Eboracum:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3vqk9y3vko?IYA-mail=20588f17-63aa-450f-ad62-ef334d298051&utm_campaign=Daily-0452025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=IYA-DailyDigest&utm_term=news-link&source=email&sourceUserIid=098e3e9f-33ca-456c-9329-34f5c5ca2207
However, there is less certainty about the origin of teeth marks found on one of the decapitated skeletons. One theory is that the victim was mauled to death by a lion; another that his corpse may have been gnawed by a wolf:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/lion-mauled-gladiator-to-death-1-800-years-ago-in-roman-britain-controversial-study-suggests?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=3880EC49-CDEF-43CF-AF88-3370900AEFD7&utm_source=SmartBrief

Hundreds of skeletons found beneath department store in Gloucester
Archaeologists called in to investigate the site of the store before it becomes the location of Gloucester University’s new city campus recently found 317 medieval and post-medieval skeletons, as well as a tobacco pipe, Roman pottery, the remnants of buildings and possibly a Roman road.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a64500206/archaeologists-found-317-skeletons-buried-under-a-department-store/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_pop&utm_medium=email&date=041725&utm_campaign=nl01_041725_HBU39402781&oo=&user_email=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&GID=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_term=TEST-%20NEW%20TEST%20-%20Sending%20List%20-%20AM%20180D%20Clicks%2C%20NON%20AM%2090D%20Opens%2C%20Both%20Subbed%20Last%2030D

Roman villa on Bronze Age site
Among the finds at the location in Grove, Oxfordshire, were curse tablets, tiny axes and a buckle decorated with horseheads.
https://knewz.com/bronze-age-roman-villa-discovered-in-britain-curse-tablets-tiny-axes-and-other-artifacts-unearthed/

Hoard of silver Roman coins found in Norfolk
The hoard consists of sixteen silver denarii. The earliest coin was minted around 57 BC and the newest – which depicts Emperor Marcus Aurelius – in AD 175 or 176. The date range of over 200 years indicates that Roman currency was relatively stable during that period, since the early coins were not melted down to make newer ones.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/hoard-of-silver-roman-coins-found-in-uk-and-some-date-to-reign-of-marcus-aurelius

The inside of Herculaneum scrolls can be seen for first time in almost 2,000 years
Technological developments have enabled papyrus scrolls found at Herculaneum to be virtually unfolded. One of the first words to be deciphered was the Ancient Greek word for ‘disgust’.
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/feb25/herculaneum-scroll?dm_i=7QRX,DTSF,379DBI,1F0TG,1
The challenge to find out more is ongoing:
https://scrollprize.org/

Luxury Roman villa discovered in Wiltshire
The villa is thought to have been the hub of a vast agricultural estate. The complex included a bath house, mosaics featuring geometric designs and a multi-storey barn.
https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/roman-villa-discovered-in-wiltshires-chalke-valley/

Hoard of coins found during building work in Worcestershire
The hoard consists of 1,368 coins. The majority are silver denarii, minted in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Nero (AD 54-68). There is also a solid gold stater minted for the local Dubonni tribe, probably sometime around AD 20-45.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxnjq3ye0o#:~:text=The%20treasure%2C%20consisting%20of%201%2C368,at%20more%20than%20%C2%A3100%2C000

What happened after the end of Roman rule in Britain?
This account by Historic England draws on documentary sources, archaeological discoveries, photographs and reconstruction illustrations.
https://heritagecalling.com/2024/11/28/what-happened-after-the-end-of-roman-rule-in-britain/

Possible ‘mega fort’ found in Wales hints at tension between Celts and Romans
The area is has the typical playing-card shape of a Roman fort and is believed to have measured roughly 185 by 155 metres, though more research is needed to confirm a definite Roman link.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/possible-mega-fort-found-in-wales-hints-at-tension-between-romans-and-celtics?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&lrh=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=46EF393D-2B26-4B1E-AE7C-FB475DCE1983&utm_source=SmartBrief

Heritage protection for a newly discovered Roman town in Cambridgeshire
Archaeological features include the remains of streets and buildings, pottery, metal and shell objects, indicating that both domestic and industrial activities occurred in the settlement, which has been described by Historic England as ‘a significant Roman town’.
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in-your-area/east-of-england/cambridgeshire-roman-town-given-protection/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=news

Roman Chester: Deva Victrix
Short film by the University of Chester’s Department of History and Archaeology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCtTwvIwMIw&t=56s

Iron Age farmsteads, two Roman villas and a World War II airfield revealed at Attingham Park during an archaeological survey commissioned by the National Trust to improve nature restoration 
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/roman-shropshire-attingham-park-iron-age-english-b2573647.html

Silver-plated Hallaton helmet reconstructed
The Roman helmet, which was found in Leicestershire and dates from the first century AD, has been reconstructed digitally by a Leicester silversmith and by hand by an Italian craftsman. The original is on display at the museum in Market Harborough.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68674319

2,000-year-old Roman road accidentally found in Worcestershire
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-road-ford-0017445

Viroconium: photographs and potted history of Wroxeter Roman City
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/06/viroconium-wroxeter-roman-city/129668

Make Wine Not War: Digs in England Reveal 1st Century Roman Vineyard
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/roman-vineyard-england-0018877

Rare Roman Cavalry Swords Found in the Cotswolds
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2-rare-roman-cavalry-swords-from-1800-years-ago-discovered-by-uk-metal-detectorist?utm_term=45CAB862-7568-43AB-A667-BD7298D261D3&utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&utm_medium=email&utm_content=4EEC7A56-0BA2-4FF6-BC3C-F4FDA259BA26&utm_source=SmartBrief