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A comprehensive list of current and defunct discount chains in the UK, with information on their history, ownership, number of shops and notes. Find out the origins and fates of brands like Poundland, Poundworld, Tiger, HEMA and more.
A comprehensive list of Roman sites in England, Scotland and Wales that are open to the public or have historical significance. Find out the names, locations and features of Roman cities, roads, forts, villas, bridges and temples.
The list of Roman hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) that are associated with period of Romano-British culture when Southern Britain was under the control of the Roman Empire, from AD 43 until about 410, as well as the subsequent ...
The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the fourth century AD, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Britain. It was found at West Row, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, in 1942. It consists of over thirty items and includes the Great Dish which weighs over ...
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort near Hadrian's Wall, occupied from 85 to 370 AD. It is famous for the Vindolanda tablets, the oldest surviving handwritten documents in Britain, and the Vindolanda Museum, which displays the archaeological finds.
Richborough Castle, also known as Richborough Roman Fort, is a historic site near Sandwich, Kent. It was founded after the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD and became a major port, town and fortress until the 5th century.
The camp was in the territory of the friendly Atrebates tribe and was only used for a few years before the army withdrew and the site was developed as a Romano-British civilian settlement. Kilns have been found from the building in the early 1950s, and a bronze works from the Neronian or early Flavian period; and a dedication to Nero is dated ...
Learn about the role of commerce in the Roman economy, from the Republic to the imperial period. Explore the types of traders, the commercial infrastructure, the trade routes, and the goods exchanged in the Mediterranean and beyond.