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
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 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.
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