@RaoulMcLaughlin

Research Historian, Author: Rome and the Distant East, Roman Empire and Indian Ocean and Silk Routes, Founder member CANI, researching Ancient Ireland

 Belfast
raoul-mclaughlin.com/
Joined November 2013
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Want to compare the Ancient India-Roman Sealanes to the famous 'Silk Roads'? There is also my monograph 'Rome and the Distant East' (Bloomsbury Press, 2010). amazon.co.uk/stores/Raoul-Mc… @DalrympleWill @profmcscott @peterfrankopan
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Even a year ago I was spending hours drawing maps on paper and using photoshop to refine shapes...
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I wonder if he wore this helmet at Alesia. Would have been an inspiring sight on the battlefield and a practical one. Commius had links to Britain even before Alesia, he was involved in Caesar's invasions. Quite a life story. It would be cool if this was him, so it must be.
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Was the North Bersted Man a companion of King Commius or Commius himself? The warrior (Sample I27379) buried in this 1st century BC grave from Sussex had a distinctly Latenian military assemblage and was identified (Cassidy) as a genetic outlier with strong continental affinity
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Military veterans have uncovered many elements of Iron Age chariots on a recent field project. Richard Osgood is raising funds to enable them to build an experimental version at Butser Ancient Farm in spring 2027. Please give whatever you can. gofundme.com/f/build-a-chari…

Donate to Build a chariot, organized by Richard Osgood

Military veterans have uncovered many elements of Iron Age chariots on a recent field project. I am … Richard Osgood needs your support for Build a chariot

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Oldbridge House, Co. Meath Not the only Laocoon in Ireland...
bust of Laocoon

ALT bust of Laocoon

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Caledonia and Arabia Felix are off the Map 🙂 @rogueclassicist @blogographer1 iosiflazaridis.github.io/bat…

Where the Romans Fought: Battles of the Romans, 753 BCE – 1475 CE

Every named land and sea battle of the Romans, 753 BCE to 1475 CE: 1,709 battles on an interactive map by period and year, the Roman win-draw-loss record by opponent, state and period, and the full...

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@blogographer@blogographer1Oct 23
If the Romans followed the rule mentioned by Valerius Maximus II.8.1 that 5,000 enemies were to be killed in a battle to claim a triumph, then the surviving sections of the Fasti Triumphales (not including the 10 ovations) would account for a minimum of 1,005,000 dead...
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@RaoulMcLaughlinOct 23
Replying to @Sagnamadr
We get vivid optical illusions in the sea off Antrim.
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Checked over 320 ancient references - only 150 more to go😫
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These are wonderful...
𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍
@GramanhFolcwaldOct 23
Four more plates for your Friday enjoyment sirs
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Cleansing your feed of AI with 4 pages from The Death Tales of Ulster!
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Palmyra - Regina: The Forgotten Woman of Roman Britain youtu.be/tZcCdAJ1IWo @rogueclassicist

Regina: The Forgotten Woman of Roman Britain

What can a 2,000-year-old tombstone reveal about a woman who was on...

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Face of a man from Roman Scotland revealed after nearly 2,000 years | Archaeology News Online Magazine archaeologymag.com/2026/10/f…

Face of a man from Roman Scotland revealed after nearly 2,000 years | Archaeology News Online...

Scientists rebuilt the face of a man who died at Roman Inveresk, Scotland, using DNA and bone clues. His skull goes on display in November.

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A Norse Gladiator in Roman Britain? youtu.be/8qUELsJkgu8

A Norse Gladiator in Roman Britain? https://www.amazon.com/stores/a...

A Norse Gladiator in Roman Britain? Driffield Terrace Roman cemeter...

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'the six adult men buried at Inveresk, including the one whose face has been reconstructed, were decapitated after they died'.
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The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction rte.ie/news/newslens/2026/10…

Reconstruction reveals face of man from Roman Scotland

The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction carried out ahead of a major exhibition.

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The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction rte.ie/news/newslens/2026/10…

Reconstruction reveals face of man from Roman Scotland

The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction carried out ahead of a major exhibition.

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Rome and China... pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Roma…
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A Polar Bear in Rome 😲 youtu.be/rOAhvyWmdfA

A Polar Bear in Rome? Dr Raoul McLaughlin

Exotic Animals in the Roman Empire. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com...

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Pen & Sword Author 🙂 Mystery of the Ninth Legion @penswordbooks @rogueclassicist youtu.be/DfEt2-iKA3w
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The Lost Legion... pen-and-sword.co.uk/Roman-Br…
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I was down in Dublin heading for Lunch with some Classicists and we all stopped when we saw it in the window of the bookshop opposite Trinity penandswordbooks.com/9781399…
Lindsay Powell FRHistS@Lindsay_PowellOct 18
Replying to @simonmontefiore
It was a joy for me to contribute to the novel.
‪It was a joy for me to contribute to the novel.

ALT ‪It was a joy for me to contribute to the novel.

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