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  3. Guess the ancient city!

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    Palmyra looks stunning. I would like to get there one day. In January I was contemplating a tour of Jordan and Syria offered through our university for this October but soon after the events in Tunisia and Egypt it became clear this might not be the year to visit the region and unfortunately it has turned out to be too true, especially for Syria.

     

    Here is my photo for your guesses:

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  5. List of Roman Visitor Sites in the UK

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    I added Colchester Castle strictly as a museum because there aren't any remains to speak of. You can go down underneath the castle and see the remains of the foundations of Claudius' Temple which is kind of neat but no other ruins. Whereas Portchester Castle has some impressive Roman walls.

  6. List of Roman Visitor Sites in the UK

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    I'm not sure what the answer is to having a criteria. If you keep it to having an admission then some great sites are missed. Who do you have in mind when you are making the list? Who is this list for? Decide on that and it should help with the criteria.

     

    I have to say I was disappointed with Silchester. The sign said they were the best preserved town walls in England but if you visit Caerwent (which I know is not in England but in Wales) they are pretty dismal in comparison. Caerwent is great because people live within the walls, there is a church there, as well as remains of the Roman forum, a temple, houses and shops.

  7. List of Roman Visitor Sites in the UK

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    Hi Ghost of Clayton,

     

    I've looked at your list and can add some more to it. I'm curious as to why you are excluding Roman sites that are free to visit. There are some incredible sites that I would recommend visiting that are free - Hardknott Fort on top of Hardknott Pass and Caerwent(Venta Silurum) town in Wales for instance.

     

    Anyway here are my contributions:

     

    Forts - Binchester, Chesters, Ribchester

     

    Museums - certainly Corinium in Cirencester, also Roman Museum in Canterbury, Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport, St. Alban's Verulamium museum (has some great mosaics), Roman Legionary Museum in Caerleon, Camulodunum/Colchester Castle - has a lot of Roman exhibits but not exclusively Roman

     

    The Roman theatre of Verulamium in St. Albans also charges an admission.

     

    The Jewry Wall in Leicester is free to visit but the attached museum charges an entrance fee (it is exclusively Roman but fairly small).

     

    About Caerleon and Caerwent in Wales: the sites of the barracks and the amphitheatre are free to visit, as is the museum but the Fort Baths has an admission charge. Caerwent is a town site that is free to visit (the town's walls go almost completely around and are very high) but there are no Bath ruins there (which you have on your list).

     

    Silchester (on your list) is free to visit and there are no facilities there for visitors (at least there wasn't when I visited 4 years ago).

  13. Hadrian's Wall

    in Vacatio

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    For a guide book, try English Heritage's Hadrian's Wall, which includes a tour of the wall from Maryport in the West to South Shields in the East. It also has a map inside the front and back covers and gives some history of the wall.

     

    The guidebook is 4.99 and the map is 7.99 (the archaeological one I mentioned in my first post) and you can buy them at English Heritage sites along the wall or online at www.english-heritage.org.uk.

  18. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

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    I'd even go further and say it's Mesa Vouno, on Santorin island.

     

    Sorry Bryaxis I somehow missed your first guess of Santorini earlier. You are right of course, it is Ancient Thera on top of Mesa Vouno. It is definitely worth a visit if you're on Santorini.

     

    Your turn Bryaxis.

  19. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

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    Sorry but it's not Samos. Samos also has the Epaulinus Tunnel which was an incredible engineering feat from the 6th century BC.

     

    Try again after work - at this rate you'll have a very long list of Greek Islands to visit! ;)

  21. Guess the ancient city!

    in Vacatio

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    Getting closer but the history on this island predates the classical period and is not mythological but cultural and geological.

     

    Yes I find this thread really fun and it is a great place to get into commenting on the forum. Some of the other thread sections can be a little daunting even if you have a good background in Roman history. There are a lot of knowledgeable and enthusiatic people on this site.

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