Cirencester

• Cirencester is a town on the River Churn, a Tributary of the Thames, in the County of Gloucestershire.
• It was the Roman town of Corinium Dobunnorum, built c.50 CE and was Roman Britain’s second largest town.

History

• Cirencester was situated on the Junction of two Roman Roads: Fosse Way and Akeman Street.
• It was the Capital of the Roman Province of Britannia Primae between 294-408 CE.
• The Wool Trade and Industry was the basis of Roman Cirencester’s economy.
• A Sator Square was found in Cirencester.

Roman Sites

• Cirencester (Corinium) Roman Amphitheatre
  • Grassy mounds show the shape, but the Stonework has not been excavated.

Museums

• Corinium Museum
  • The museum holds a large collection of Roman Artefacts.

Roman Roads

• Akeman Street
  • Cirencester-St. Albans
• Fosse Way
  • Exeter-Cirencester-Lincoln

Nearby Sites

• Chedworth Roman Villa
• Great Whitcombe Roman Villa
• Lydney Park Roman Camp

Cirencester Amphitheatre