This is the excavated remains of the Roman fort of Segedunum at Wallsend – the end of the Wall – which lay underneath the famous Wallsend shipyards and the houses occupied by the workers. At firsdt glance, it may seem as though there’s not much there, but the layers of history are fascinating. There is
Richborough, which the Romans called Rutupiae, is a fascinating, multi-layered, site. Now 2 miles inland, 2,000 years ago it was on the coast where Emperor Claudius’s invading army landed in 43AD. They built a defensive barrier on the site, which then became a supply base, developing into a significant port, town and major point of
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The site of Hardknott Roman Fort (Mediobogdum) is one of the most spectacular in England. The fort was built in the 2nd century AD, probably by men of the 4th Cohort of Dalmatia, to protect the trade route across the fells to/from the vital port of Ravenglass (Glennaventa). The ruins, which consist of well-marked layouts
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Viroconium – Roman Wroxeter – was the fourth largest Roman city in Britain, equal in size to Pompeii and with a population of maybe 10,000 people. It began as a frontier fort, then a legionary fortress and went on to have a 500-year history before fading away. Now, it largely lies under the Shropshire countryside
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Discovered during building work, the remains of London’s Roman Amphitheatre lie 20 feet beneath the Guildhall Art Gallery. Dating from the 2nd century, here up to 7,000 people would watch animal fights, executions and gladitorial contests.
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The ruins of the Brocolitia Mithraeum, a 3rd-century temple dedicated to Mithras, are close to the site of the Roman fort of Brocolitia on Hadrian’s Wall. The fort was once home to a garrison of 500 soldiers, but all that can be seen now are grassy mounds.
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Roman Dere Street crossed the River Tees at Piercebridge where remnants of an ancient bridge are visible. Nearby, a Roman fort once guarded the crossing, and a civilian settlement developed in the 2nd century. Portions of the fort’s foundations can still be seen.
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