Hidden in a Field: 50,000 Roman Coins Found

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This documentary explores some of the most stunning archaeological discoveries in Britain. We journey to an ancient Roman fort where a community lived on the northern frontier of the empire, uncovering artifacts that tell the story of their daily lives. But we also find a darker history. A massive dig in Kent reveals an Iron Age village that saw the Roman invasion firsthand, and in Dorset, we find a community that prospered from Roman trade. In Somerset, a metal detectorist stumbles upon a hoard of over 50,000 Roman coins, the largest ever found in a single pot. However, it's the discovery at a Roman villa in Buckinghamshire that truly shocks. Here, archaeologists piece together a horrific story of infanticide, finding 97 murdered babies and raising difficult questions about what life was really like in Roman Britain. Want to watch more docudramas? Click here: https://bit.ly/3ivnDhE #truestories #retold