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The buyer's premium was a feature in Roman auctions during the reign of Augustus, when buyers were required to pay a two percent tax on purchases. [4] The modern buyer's premium was introduced at 10% by Christie's and Sotheby's in London in September 1975. [5] Percentages have varied widely, but have risen sharply with time.
The first post-Roman record of the ruins at Vindolanda was made by the antiquarian William Camden, in his Britannia (1586). Occasional travellers reached the site over the next two hundred years, and the accounts they left predate much of the stone-stealing that has damaged the site.
Roman site and museum. Devil's Causeway, Roman road to Berwick upon Tweed. Featherwood Roman Camps, on Dere Street between Chew Green and Bremenium. Habitancum, Roman fort at Risingham. Housesteads (Vercovicium) Hunnum, (also known as Onnum, and with the modern name of Haltonchesters), Roman fort north of Halton.
Chester Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire. The site is managed by English Heritage; it is designated as a Grade I listed building, [1] and a scheduled monument. [2][3] The ruins currently exposed are those of a large stone amphitheatre, similar to those found in Continental Europe, and although it was long believed that ...
Verulamium was a town in Roman Britain. It was sited southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England. The major ancient Roman route Watling Street passed through the city, but was realigned in medieval times to bring trade to St Albans. It was about a day's walk from London. A large portion of the Roman city remains ...
A partial list of Roman place names in Great Britain. [1] This list includes only names documented from Roman times. For a more complete list including later Latin names, see List of Latin place names in Britain. The early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and misspellings of the Latin names. Moreover, Ptolemy, one of the principal ...
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Traditional arrangement of the Roman provinces after Camden, [1] This is a list of cities in Great Britain during the period of Roman occupation from 43 AD to the 5th century. Roman cities were known as civitas in Latin. They were mostly fortified settlements where native tribal peoples lived, governed by the Roman officials.