David Emery

1 month ago | thehistoryblog.com | David Emery

A mosaic discovered in an illegal excavation in the garden of a home in the Zile district of Tokat in the mid-Black Sea region of Turkey has been seized by authorities. The mosaic has yet to be studied in detail, but the decorative motifs (guilloche knots, wave patterns) and style dates it to the Roman imperial era. The mosaic features the figure of a woman wearing fine clothing and gemstone jewelry. She is labelled “ΤΡΥΦΗ,” aka Tryphe, the personification of luxury or indulgence.

2 months ago | forecourttrader.co.uk | David Emery

Source: Winckworth Sherwood Removing a company director and managing conflicts – what should I do? For most private companies, whether a large corporate entity or a family business, there will likely be a time when a director needs to retire or be removed.

2 months ago | thehistoryblog.com | David Emery

Construction at a soccer field in Vienna uncovered hundreds of bones buried there after a battle in the late 1st century. This is an unprecedented find in Roman military history. Roman battle sites have been found in Central Europe, identified by the remains of weapons, armor and ammunition, but soldiers’ bodies were cremated until the 3rd century, so a mass burial pit from this period is unique on the archaeological record.

Feb 13, 2025 | snopes.com | David Emery

Lamont, Roscoe. "The Reform of the Julian Calendar." Popular Astronomy, vol. 28, pp.18-32. https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1920PA.....28...18L. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023. Calendar - The Gregorian Calendar | Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/calendar/The-Gregorian-calendar. Accessed 9 Mar. 2023. Emery, David. "Julius Caesar: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered the Calendar and Gave Us New Year's Day." Snopes, 1 Jan. 2022, https://www.snopes.com/articles/387886/julius-caesar-new-years-day/. .

Jan 29, 2025 | thehistoryblog.com | David Emery

A hoard of 404 Roman and English gold and silver coins has been discovered in Bunnik, a village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The most recent coins, struck in 46-47 A.D., are in excellent condition with no wear and tear from circulation, so the hoard was likely buried in or shortly after 47 A.D. It is the largest Roman-era coin find ever made in the province of Utrecht, and the first mix of Roman and English coins ever found in mainland Europe.