Year: 2020
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Mirfield, West Yorkshire – Site of a Celtic Oppidum and Roman Amphitheatre?
Liberated from the archives of Dewsbury Library, Courtesy of the Mirfield History Society’s ‘Mrs Kemp’. Reference Number: 521936Hfs At the time of the Roman invasions of Britain the whole of this area (Yorkshire) was a part of the confederation of British tribes known as the Brigantes. The Gauls and Britons, unlike the Greeks and Romans, did…
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Her Story In Roman Britain
Natalie Haynes tells the stories of Claudia Severa and other Roman-British women, with guests Professor Llewelyn Morgan and archaeologist Dr Paul Roberts. In this broadcast the classicist and comedian examines the stories of Boudicca rebel Queen of the Iceni, Cartimandua the Brigantian Queen who left her husband for his armour bearer, Regina of Arbeia, now…
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King on the Lane
These display boards were finished and installed at the King on the Lane pub in Moor Allerton, Leeds the other day. Here they are reproduced so you can have a read yourself and discover lots of things you never knew about this part of North Leeds.
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Lost Roman Sites In North Leeds
More to Moortown Than Meets The Eye Battles such as this likely occurred in nearby streams circa 80 CE The Moor Allerton district of North Leeds is a suburban area built over Moorland during the mid 20th century. Three particular roads meet on an ancient boundary is now marked by a unassuming roundabout. Stonegate Road,…
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A Funny Forum Happened On The Way To The Thing…
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen…Lend me your ears” Pleaded Shakespeare’s Marc Anthony in the play Julius Caesar, as he addressed a thronging crowd of dissenting politicians and citizens alike at Rome’s famous forum. Romanised Ponders… So What Actually Happened At The Forum? The Forum Romanum was a showpiece back in ancient Rome, and holds a place today as an…
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Adel Roman Fort
Burgodunum or Cambodunum? Why is it significant? Now a popular, sleepy commuter village, Adel was once a significant Roman ribbon settlement and fort. This defensive site was at a place now simply called High Leas Farm. Nearby at Adel Craggs has been found a carving of the Brigantian agricultural deity of Cocidius, guardian of groves,…
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PROTO-SCOUSERS: THE CORNOVII
A nicely done cartoon strip and texts telling the story of Romans on Merseyside, as the colonisers took hold of the Celtic territory between the Medlock and the Mersey which became todays Liverpool and Cheshire… All material reproduced from historyofliverpool.com/celtic-liverpool The Story of Celtic Liverpool Encounters of Setantii Scousers and the Romans Before the Romans…
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Heads or Tails?
Picture a legionary soldier from a Roman cohort marching along Blackstone Edge high up in the Pennies of Yorkshire, England, dropping a Judean Shekel coin from 66 CE. After laying down to eat and rest by a stream, filling up his water flask, out from a hole in his purse falls this single shekel, only to…
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FROM CELTIC STRONGHOLD TO NORTHERN POWERHOUSE
ROMANISED HAS ADDED A LITTLE EXTRA CONTENT TO SPICE UP THIS PIECE FROM THE PAST, SHARING OUR EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF LOST ROMAN REALMS… This article is a brain poppingly long read, so we have split it into a 3 parter which we’ll drip feed to you over the next couple of days. PART 1: THE…
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Experience A Rome of Your Own Take a discerning glance at a past freckled with both the glories and the gories. Conquest comes with a price, greatness doesn’t come without sacrifice. The thousand year empire of Rome began like a thousand mile journey, with a single step. It never ended, it just evolved, changing hands…
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