We rejoin our two rascally Roman soldiers, Modestus and Strythio for one final time. Having foolishly let the prisoners they were guarding escape, they have had to flee from the scene of this last "performance" and are now hiding out in the camp's granary. A trilogy of grainy dramas that's better than sliced bread!
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Roman Fortifications: General
ROMAN FORTIFICATIONS - General
Stunning interactive map of Britain, allowing you to pinpoint the locations of the different types of Roman military camps. (Archived site, please be patient if it is slow to load.)
Defences, barracks, military hospital, the granaries, praetorium and principia are all explored in this tour designed mainly for 7 to 11 year-olds, but suitable for all.
Chester (Deva): Legionary Fortress and Town
CHESTER (DEVA) Legionary Fortress & Town
Beautiful model reconstruction of the Roman town seen from the air. In the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
A reconstruction drawing of the amphitheater as rebuilt c.180 AD. And here's a cgi reconstruction. It was an architectually refined building with its decorative exterior.
A wealth of substantial information with numerous links; especially useful for advanced users. Includes map of Roman Chester. (Archived site so please be patient if load time is slow.)
A look at a highly unusual, elliptical Roman building excavated in Chester. (Archived page; please be patient if load times are slow.)
Hadrian's Wall
HADRIAN'S WALL
Although built almost 40 years after our story, Hadrian’s Wall, running just to the south of the modern border between England and Scotland, is the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
Planned by the Emperor Hadrian, and constructed sometime between 122-130AD, the 72-mile-long wall, it was manned by Roman soldiers, acted as a protective barrier against the northern "barbarian" tribes; it also marked the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
The official Hadrian's Wall homepage, from where you can interactively explore the wall and the forts along it. Be sure to check out the links to two of the most important archaeological sites along its length, Vindolanda fort and Housesteads fort which are also referenced below.
Photos of the wall from the BBC website.
Interesting article on some of the lesser known features on Hadrian's Wall. Scroll down to "Writing on the Wall" on page 20 of this March/April 2012 issue of Minerva magazine.
A great website about Vindolanda fort on Hadrian's Wall. Packed with various features, be sure to view the Eagle's Eye flyover film, and check out the Twenty Most Asked Questions.
Excellent pages about Vindolanda, describing and illustrating its setting, history and excavation. The pages are part of the fantastic Vindolanda Tablets Online website which allow you to see and read (in both Latin and English) the remarkable Latin letters found in the fort.
Take a virtual reality look at Housesteads Fort on Hadrian's Wall.
Quality photo of the granary illustrated on p.117 of CLC Bk.III is not at Corbridge as stated in some editions, but at Housesteads. Ooops!
Lunt
LUNT
A short, informative description of this partially restored, Roman fort near Coventry, including pictures of the main gateway, the gyrus (cavalry training ring) and the horrea (granary).
A full, in-depth description of the historical phases of the fort in Roman times. (Archived site so be aware may take longer to load.)
Atmospheric photo of the reconstructed granary, as featured on p.107 of CLC Bk.III, raised off the ground to keep the grain dry and cool.
Arbeia
ARBEIA
This home page for Arbeia Fortress will soon be up and running. In the meantime, this webpage gives the history of the site.
This webpage, from roman-britain.co.uk contains lots of relevant information about fortress and, among other features, lists inscriptions from objects found on the site. (Archived webpage; may be slow to load.)
This webpage from Current Archaeology focuses on the luxurious commanding officer's house in the fortress.
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