Poster of Cast and Crew in Timewatch - Mystery of the Headless Romans (Season 25 - Episode 8) - Mystery of the Headless Romans

Timewatch - Season 25 - Mystery of the Headless Romans (Episode 8)

Plot: When 30 decapitated Romans were found buried in York in February 2005, archaeologists were baffled by their presence. Had these bodies been beheaded because of Roman superstitions about ghosts or were they victims of a brutal act of revenge or war? Timewatch follows the investigation that has since taken place and shows how experts came to the conclusion that these men were caught in a bloody power feud to succeed Emperor Septimius Severus, who died in the city in AD 211
Episode Aired On:
Friday, April 21 2006
19 years ago