- Filey in Yorkshire is considered to be the site of the Roman Portus Felix.
- The foundations were found here of a Roman coastal signal station dating to the 4th century CE,
Filey, Yorkshire
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Cambridge
- Cambridge is a University city located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89km) north of London in County of Cambridgeshire.
- It was the site of a Roman Fort called Duroliponte.
Museums
- Museum of Classical Archeology
- Sidgewick Avenue, Cambridge.
- The museum holds one of the largest plaster cast collections of Greek and Roman Sculptures in the world with over 450 on display, including the Farnese Hercules and the Sounion Kouros.
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
- Trumpington Street, Cambridge.
- The museum includes a section on the Ancient World with Artefacts from the Graeco-Roman period.
- Whipple Museum, Cambridge
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge.
- The Museum holds examples of Astrolabes in its Holden-White Collection.
Roman Roads
- Via Devana
- Colchester-Cambridge–Leicester–Chester
- Iter V
Nearby Sites
- Car Dyke (c. 1st Century CE)
- This connected the River Cam to the River Ouse.
- A Roman Barge could travel from Cambridge to Lincoln and on to York without venturing into the North Sea.
- Godmanchester
Photo and map: Trinity College and St. John’s College, Cambridge
York
- York is a Cathedral city located on the confluence of the River Ouse and Foss in the North Riding of the County of Yorkshire.
- The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 CE and was the site of a permanent Legionary Fortress. York Minster is built over the Roman Basilica.
History
- The Legionary Fortress was built by the Legio IX Hispana and later occupied by the Legio VI Victrix.
- Hadrian stayed at York during his visit to Britannia when he authorised construction of the nearby Hadrian's Wall.
- In 197 CE, Britannia was divided into two Provinces, with York becoming the Capital of Britannia Inferior and London the Capital of Britannia Superior.
- Two Roman Emperors died in York after military campaigns, Septimius Severus in 211 CE and Constantius I Chlorus in 306 CE.
- On 25th July 306 CE, after his father Constantius Chlorus had died, the Legio VI Victrix proclaimed Constantine I Roman Emperor at York.
- York was listed in Iter I and Iter II of the Antonine Itinerary.
Roman Sites
- York Minster
- The Foundations of the Basilica (Roman Fortress Ceremonial Building) are in the Undercroft, Treasury and Crypt below York Minster.
- York Roman Walls
- The Multangular Tower
- This was once part of the defensive Roman Wall now in York Museum Gardens.
Roman Legions
- Legio IX Hispana (71-c.118 CE)
- c. 71 CE They built and moved into the Legionary Fortress at Eboracum, York.
- 108 CE Last known testimony of the Legion’s existence.
- 117-120 CE The Ninth disappears from the record and is replaced at York by the Legio VI Victrix
- Legio VI Victrix (119-408 CE)
- 119-122 CE Moved to Eboracum (York) by Hadrian to replace the Legio IX Hispana.
- 122-128 CE Built the entire eastern section of Hadrian’s Wall including the Fort at South Shields, whilst the Legio II Augusta and the Legio XX Valeria Victrix jointly built the western section.
- 122-128 CE Built the Bridge over the Tyne at Pons Aelius Newcastle
- 139-142 CE Later assisted with the construction of the Antonine Wall with the Legio II Augusta and the Legio XX Valeria Victrix.
Museums
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum contains Artefacts from the Roman, Viking and Medieval Periods.
- It holds three Roman Hoards.
Roman Roads
- Dere Street
- York–Antonine Wall (in Scotland)
- Ermine Street
- York-London
- Icknield Street
- York-Gloucester
- Iter I
- Iter II
- Hadrian's Wall to Chester then Watling Street to Richborough.
- Iter V
- Iter VIII
- York to London via Ermine Street, Fosse Way and Watling Street
Photo and map: York Minster
Chelmsford
- Chelmsford is a Cathedral city located on the River Chelmer in the County of Essex.
- It was known to the Romans as Caesaromagus Trinovantum and was on the Pye Road in the Province of Britannia.
Museums
- Chelmsford City Museum
- Located at Oaklands Park, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford.
- The museum holds Roman Artefacts, including a collection of Jet Jewellery and a copper alloy tiger.
- Inside Chelmsford Museum is the Museum of the Essex Regiment and Essex Yeomanry, which holds a bronze eagle on a standard made in a similar style to the Roman Eagle of the Legion.
Roman Roads
- Pye Road
- London-Chelmsford-Caistor St Edmund
- Iter V
- Iter IX
- Caistor St Edmund–Colchester-Chelmsford-London
Chelmsford Museum
Caerleon
- Caerleon is a town located on the river Usk in Gwent in Wales.
- It was Roman Isca Augusta, a Legionary Fortress built and occupied between 75-c.290 CE, by the Legio II Augusta.
The Roman Site and Museum
- National Roman Legion Museum at Caerleon.
Roman Legion
- Legio II Augusta
- Posted to Britannia between 43-c.290 CE.
Roman Roads
- Iter XII
- Carmarthen via Caerleon to Wroxeter
- Iter XIII
- Caerleon to Silchester and Newbury
- Iter XIV
- Caerleon to Silchester via a Ferry Crossing to Sea Mills and Bath.
Nearby Sites
Caerleon Amphitheatre
Doncaster
- Doncaster is a minster town located on the river Don in North Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England.
- It was the Roman fort of Danum guarding the crossing of the river Don by the Roman Road to York.
History
- According to the Notitia Dignitatum (4th century CE), the fort was manned by an Auxiliary Cavalry Unit.
Roman Sites
- Doncaster Minster stands on the Site of the Roman fort.
- About 60 feet (18m) of the fort wall still stands at the Northeast end of the grounds.
Museums
- Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
- The museum is located on Waterdale in Doncaster.
- The museum holds Finds from all periods of history including the Danum Shield, a Roman Auxiliary soldier’s rectangular shield, found in the fort of Glanum in 1971.
Roman Roads
- Ermine Street ‘The Roman Ridge’
- This name is given to the part of Ermine Street which is a parallel route that bypassed the Humber crossing:
- Castleford (Lagentium)-Littleborough-Bawtry-Tadcaster-Doncaster
- This name is given to the part of Ermine Street which is a parallel route that bypassed the Humber crossing:
- Iter V
- Iter VIII
- York to London via Ermine Street, Fosse Way and Watling Street
Danum Gallery, Waterdale, Doncaster
Wroxeter
- Wroxeter is a village on the river Severn, 5 miles southeast of Shrewsbury, in the County of Shropshire,
- It was the Roman Fortress of Viroconium Cornoviorum located on a junction on Watling Street with one arm south to Caerleon and the other arm north to Chester.
Roman Legion
- Legio XIV Gemina
- Wroxeter was built and occupied between 55-68 CE.
Wroxeter Roman City and Museum
- Museum
- Public Baths
- Parts of the Walls and Buildings
- Wroxeter Roman City
Roman Roads
- Watling Street (to London)
- Wroxeter-London–Richborough
- Iter II
- same as Watling street to Richborough.
- Watling Street (northern branch to Caernarfon)
- Iter XI
- Although it does not mention Wroxeter, it lists the stations from Chester west to Caernarfon.
- Watling Street (southern branch to Carmarthen)
- Iter XII
Wroxeter
High Cross
- High Cross is the name of a crossing point of two Roman roads, which is located one mile (2km) west of the village of Claybrooke Magna in the County of Leicestershire. It is considered to be the centre of Roman Britain.
- It was the site of the Roman Fort of Venonis at the junction of Fosse Way and Watling Street. There are no visible remains.
Battle of Watling Street
- The Battle took place between 60-61 CE, but the Battle Site is only known to have been located somewhere along Watling Street between Wroxeter and London.
- Possible Sites are thought to include Mancetter (Manduessedum), High Cross (Venonis) and Towcester (Lactodorum).
Roman Roads
- Watling Street
- Iter II
- same route as Watling Street
- Fosse Way
- Iter VI
- London to Lincoln avoiding Ermine Street
- Iter VIII
- York to London via Ermine Street, Fosse Way and Watling Street
Location of High Cross