Roman marvels

ANTONINE WALL

The 37-mile long Antonine was made of turf and timber, from the Clyde to the Forth, the northern frontier of the Empire.

CHESTER

For more than 300 years Chester was one of the most important Roman bases in Europe, known as Castra Deva.

CIRENCESTER

The Roman amphitheatre, built in the second century AD, could hold 8000 people and Corinium Museum has a mosaic collection.

HARDKNOTT ROMAN FORT

Built around AD 120, this Cumbrian fort was an isolated outpost. High up a pass, it housed a cohort of 500 men.

FISHBOURNE PALACE

The largest Roman villa in Britain. It has fabulous mosaics and recreated, but original, gardens which are the oldest in the UK.

BATH

The Roman Baths with their underfloor heating systems are one of the finest historical sites in Northern Europe.

YORK

The city was founded in AD71 when 5000 legionnaires marched in. The city wall is a spectacular marvel.

LONDON

The Museum of London brings to life what it was like in Londinium, 2000 years ago. In AD 120, 45,000 people lived there.

WALLSEND

Segundum Roman Fort, at the easternmost point of Hadrian’s Wall is the most thoroughly excavated fort in the country.

DOLAUCOTHI GOLD MINES

These Welsh gems are the only Roman gold mines in the UK. The gold was struck into coins at the Imperial Mint in Lyon.