News about Alice Roberts

According to recent archaeological findings, the Roman Empire's heart was discovered in Carlisle at one time. Following six years of digs, experts have concluded that a 160-ft bath house discovered in a cricket club in Cumbria in 2017 might have been constructed for an emperor who lived for almost two decades, beginning in the late 2nd century AD. Archaeologists discovered 34 separate tiles containing the three letters IMP of the Roman Imperial court's three letters, indicating that it was constructed on the command of Emperor Septimius Severus, who reigned from 193 to 211 AD. Septimius is renowned in the United Kingdom for his time in York after being sent to conquer the 'barbaric tribes' who were fighting Roman rule on the other side of Hadrian's Wall.

Bettany Hughes, an intrepid television critic, admits she isn't entirely afraid of being afraid. 'I'm claustrophobic and afraid of the dark,' she says, which is hardly appropriate considering that you spend a significant amount of your life investigating ancient tombs and burial chambers. Treasures Of The World, a whistle-stop tour of ancient sites, begins in Cappadocia, Turkey, where she descends through the narrow tunnels of an ancient underground city that falls eight floors. It's a place that brings back painful memories for her.