Professor Francesca Tinti, a former Visiting Fellow of Clare Hall, has helped uncover fascinating new evidence about the lives of Anglo-Saxons in early medieval Rome.

Working with Cambridge historian Professor Rory Naismith, Professor Tinti has been studying Anglo-Saxon coins discovered during excavations near the Vatican. The findings offer new insight into the Schola Saxonum, the English quarter of medieval Rome, and into the experiences of Anglo-Saxons who travelled to and lived in the city.

The research reveals more about the close connections between Anglo-Saxon England and Rome, including the movement of people, money and ideas across medieval Europe.

The University of Cambridge has explored the discoveries in a new feature, “When in Rome”, which looks in greater detail at the archaeological evidence and what it can tell us about this remarkable community.

Read the full University of Cambridge article.

We are delighted to see the work of a former Clare Hall Visiting Fellow receiving such prominent recognition and warmly congratulate Professor Tinti on these fascinating discoveries.