Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, From about AD 50 until the early second century, the Romans had a fort at Letocetum, now the village of Wall, on a hilltop just north of Watling Street. In the AD 70s or 80s they established a staging-post outside the fort to serve Rome’s imperial communications network. A bath house followed in about AD 100. Here official travellers could stay overnight in a comfortable guest house and bathe before continuing their journeys. Both baths and guest house stood within a developing settlement, which expanded when the army left in the early second century. The settlement finally fell out of use probably in the early fifth century. Today, the excavated remains of the baths and guest house, which came into the care of the State in the mid 20th century, can be seen in the lower part of Wall village. A small museum contains a selection of objects including jewellery, pottery, tools, glass and painted wall plaster, which illuminate the lives of the Romano-British inhabitants of Letocetum.
- Published: March 2024
- 978 1 910907 72 6
- Paperback
- 19 x 22 cm
- 32 pages
| MPN | 9781910907726 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978 1 910907 72 6 |
| Author | Paul Pattison |
| GTIN | 9781910907726 |
| Size | 19 x 22 cm |
| Return period | 30 days |
