VodCast
An occasional series of short videos on coins that shed light on various aspects of ancient history, presented by Professor Kevin Butcher.
The Roman Mill at Barbegal
12:54, Mon 28 May 2012
The astonishing water mill complex at Barbegal in Provence used to be considered a product of late antiquity, but the discovery of a coin of Trajan (AD 98-117) embedded in the plaster of the aqueduct has led to a reconsideration of the place of hydraulic technology in the earlier Roman empire.
(MP4 format, 149 MB)