I am joined this week by PhD researcher Adam Aderman, a doctoral student at Manchester Metropolitan University - located in the history department. There is considerable buzz now around adopting so called 'trauma informed' approaches, from prison spaces, work environments, to even our social polices. Issues of our mental health have never been more open to discussion, however it remains one of the biggest challenges of our time. In his amazing work Adam is uncovering how the ancient Roman world understood trauma. He explains the sources he is using, the lifestyle these men led, and of course the horrors of war they encountered. As well as more philosophical ideas such as their cultural ideas around death, he also shares some of the themes that are already coming through his findings. The lessons Adam is revealing here are especially timely, considering the contemporary problems we face as a society when attempting to re-settle formerly military personal back into civic life - with so many having experienced trauma in conflict zones.