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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 ...

This evening, I am reprising my passion for the Roman era via a tour of Roman York in N.E. England. York was established as a major centre of Roman Britain in the first century AD by the Ninth Legion and later the Sixth Legion. Between AD 208 and 211 York (Eboracum) was actually the epicentre of the Roman Empire as during that time the Emperor Septimus Severus (AD 145-211) was based there during his campaigns in what is now Scotland. Despite the successive occupations of York by Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and then the medieval era, there remain visible signs of the Roman occupation as summarised below. At Bootham Bar is one of York’s medieval city gates which stands on the site of an entrance to the Roman fortress.  A small piece of Roman fortress wall exists at St. Leonard’s Place. In the Museum Gardens is the Multangular Tower the lower levels of which incorporate Roman work. The Roman Bathhouse under a pub in St. Sampson’s Square. Nearby is a great stone-built...