guy Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) It is lucky that this ancient arch has survived. Quote “We know of a number of Roman forts, walled towns and villas erected across Lincolnshire in ancient times.“ https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/find-traces-lincolnshires-roman-forts-5457906 Edited August 27, 2021 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) it is interesting but misleading because inevitably all these surviving remnants are stone. In the past we had at least one member who was transfixed by these stone ruins and did not consider the Romans in any other context, yet many of their less sumptuous villas were built from wood and don't survive. Worse still, the less developed Romano-British towns were a mix of Roman and native styles thus we only tend to perceive the more solid Roman stuff, but for instance archeology at Venta Icenum ("Marketplace of the Iceni") shows roundhouses rubbing up against Roman buildings, with animal pens inside the town walls (Stockade? If they had one there), a snapshot of a town before it strove for emulation of Rome and the economic advantages of doing so. Edited June 13, 2021 by caldrail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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