Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Tuesday, 20 January 2026

The Romans in Switzerland


Further south two Roman sites in what is now Switzerland are featured in online articles.

The first are the important and substantial remains of the town of Augusta Raurica near Basel, which have long been an inspiration for archaeologists and artists. They are outlined in an article from Art Net at  The Quiet Swiss Town That Harbors an Ancient Roman Outpost at The Quiet Swiss Town That Harbors an Ancient Roman Outpost

To the south-east in the canton of Zug a recent excavation revealed the remains of an important house or public building. This is described by Popular Mechanics in an article which is accessible at An Ancient Roman Wall Has Emerged in Switzerland. It's an Archaeological Sensation. 


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