Carlisle Roman Site
Introduction Yesterday, I visited the emerging important Roman site at Carlisle in N.W. England, the penultimate day of the current excavation. Information on the excavation at Carlisle . I visited the site numerous times over the period 2023-2024 the records of which can be found in this composite post. The excavation team have recently enjoyed a run of unusually favourable weather conditions for the time of year. By way of a recap, this site is located a short distance south of nearby Hadrian's Wall . It was very high status and is closely associated today with the period of Emperor, Septimus Severus who may well have visited the combined recreational and residential complex during his stay in Britain. Septimus Severus travelled to Britain in 208, where he strengthened Hadrian's Wall and reoccupied the Antonine Wal l. He also invaded Caledonia (modern Scotland) with an army of 50,000 men in 209, but his ambitions were cut short when he fell fatally ill of an infectious ...