Excavations in Hampshire revealed the remains of a once-thriving Roman town, Calleva Atrebatum. But what led to its abandonment? Why was there no medieval successor? Michael Fulford turns detective.
Calleva Atrebatum was once an Iron Age settlement, serving as the capital for the Atrebates tribe. Upon the Roman conquest of Britain in 43AD it developed into the Roman town that it remains today. It ...
Take a drive south from Burghfield and you'll come across the fascinating ruins of a Roman town. Calleva Atrebatum is nestled just over the Hampshire border near the village of Silchester. The site ...
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The abandoned Roman amphitheatre and the wells that were deliberately filled in at Silchester
Calleva Atrebatum was once a thriving Roman hub, packed with roads, bathhouses, and a bustling amphitheatre so why did everyone just leave? Paul walks the ancient walls and vanished routes to piece ...
Roughly 2000 years ago, a building sign in the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum was shattered into pieces—quite possibly by Boudica, the Celtic queen who once headed a bloody uprising against the Roman ...
Jon Bushell pays a visit to the Roman ruins at Silchester, which have captured the attention of several Fellows of the Royal Society. While out enjoying the good weather on a recent hike, I visited ...
Normalerweise suchen Archäologen in der Erde nach Antworten. "Aber hier in Calleva Atrebatum graben wir statt dessen jeden Tag neue Fragen aus", sagt Michael Fulford von der Reading University im ...
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