Talk and Social . The Rutland Roman Mosaic Story
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A Roman Mystery Right on Your Doorstep
You're standing on one of Roman Britain's great roads. But what did the people who built it leave behind? Jim Irvine knows the answer better than most.
In 2020, on a lockdown walk across his father's Rutland farm, Jim noticed something in the soil; pottery fragments that would lead to the discovery of the most significant Roman mosaic found in Britain for over a century. Depicting scenes from the Trojan War, the mosaic has since rewritten what we know about how connected Roman Britain really was to the wider classical world.
Jim tells the full story in his book Finding Troy: A Roman Mystery in the Heart of England, but tonight he's bringing it to life in person, with the photos, the archaeology, and all the unexpected twists along the way.
A farmer's son, an accidental archaeologist, and a genuinely gripping tale. Come and hear it.
Finding Troy is available on Amazon and in local bookshops.
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QAE2AX6U
Tickets £15 in advance. All money to charity supporting Thornhaugh Church and CAP Christians against poverty
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St Andrew’s Church Thornhaugh 7pm talk And social
You're standing on one of Roman Britain's great roads. But what did the people who built it leave behind? Jim Irvine knows the answer better than most.
In 2020, on a lockdown walk across his father's Rutland farm, Jim noticed something in the soil; pottery fragments that would lead to the discovery of the most significant Roman mosaic found in Britain for over a century. Depicting scenes from the Trojan War, the mosaic has since rewritten what we know about how connected Roman Britain really was to the wider classical world.
Jim tells the full story in his book Finding Troy: A Roman Mystery in the Heart of England, but tonight he's bringing it to life in person, with the photos, the archaeology, and all the unexpected twists along the way.
A farmer's son, an accidental archaeologist, and a genuinely gripping tale. Come and hear it.
Finding Troy is available on Amazon and in local bookshops.
https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QAE2AX6U
Tickets £15 in advance. All money to charity supporting Thornhaugh Church and CAP Christians against poverty
Licensed bar
St Andrew’s Church Thornhaugh 7pm talk And social
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Thornhaugh, Thornhaugh, Norfolk, United Kingdom, Stamford
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