The Metropolis

A History of London in 10 Objects from the Museum of London hits number 3: Roman stuff

Mike Pollitt | Monday 2 April, 2012 10:22

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Some archaeological peeps at The Museum of London are ripping off the British Museum’s History of the World in 100 Objects with their own History of London in 10 Archaeological Objects. And why not? Was it not Tacitus in his Agricola who wrote: “A format once marketed is for all time a marketable format.”?

Anyhow, so far they have chosen a prehistoric flint from the Thames, then an Iron Age dagger from…the Thames, and third some Roman cereal (insert Weetabitticus joke here) from Fenchurch St.

Updates seem to be coming once a month or so, with the final 10 to be selected by the end of the year. Plague and fire I’m expecting to be well covered, but what other events and items will they pick out from their copious vaults?

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