Roman York, England

Introduction 

York, in North East England, was established as ‘Eboracum’ around AD71.From thereon the settlement functioned as a combined Roman military and civilian base for the succeeding 300 years or so. In fact, in AD208 the Emperor Septimus Severus established his Imperial Court here and ruled the Empire from York for a period of three years whilst campaigning in what is now Scotland.

Illustration of Roman Army H.Q. at York Minster Undercroft

Information on Roman York

Images in the post illustrate archaeology and connections with the Roman period at York.

Information on Roman Britain can be found here.

 High quality painted plaster in York Minster Undercroft

Roman column in York Minster Undercroft.

Roman Street in York Minster Undercroft

Part Roman Multangular Tower at York

Roman Baths at Sampsons Square, York

Illustration of the Roman Garrison City at York

Roman Mosaic in Yorkshire Museum

  

 Roman Defences at York

Roman column outside York Minster

Bootham Bar. Located on site of one of four main entrances to Roman York

 

More Information

York ranks as one of Britain's top tourist destinations. More information on the city can be found here.