with gardens down to the river and each with its own water gate. Along the Strand opposite these houses were distinguished lodgings for gentlemen who were in town during legal sittings. By the early 17th century the name London began to embrace both the City of London and the City of Westm...
Although classical temples are sometimes found in towns, the normal temple was of the Romano-Celtic type consisting of a small square shrine and surrounding portico; temples of this type are found in town and country alike. Romanization was strongest in the towns and among the upper classes, ...
(and sometimes insisting everyone should be) listing Japanese names in their original surname-first order — even for such a case as this where the Japanese author made a point of putting their name in theWesternorder. Go figure.This movie’s plot has decent similarity with the 1981 Roman ...
The rebels besiege the temple for two days, after which they burn it, its defenders, and the entire town to the ground. And here is Tacitus' account of the events in 60 and 61: Now, however, Britain was in the hands of Suetonius Paulinus, who in military knowledge and in popular ...
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Along the Fosse, at Axminster, there was a Roman fort in AD 64, though today you’ll simply find a pleasant vignette of Devon market town life and the eponymous carpet factory. At quiet little Ilchester, too, there was a military post, and the museum in the Town Hall (open Thursdays ...
Next stop is the pretty spa town ofBath, home to one of the most well-preserved remains of Roman life. Entry to theRoman Bathsis also optional and you can explore at your own pace using an audio guide. In thePump Roomyou can sample the famous Bath spa water, containing 43 minerals an...
The route to the cafe within the Town Hall in Oxford takes you past a display of the Oxford City Plate, the silverware used in Oxford civic ceremonies. Among the items is one I learned about last week from an unlikely source, the journalChemistry and Industryin its June 24, 1961 issue,...
Hexham, town, administrative and historic county of Northumberland, northern England. It is situated on the upper River Tyne, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Hadrian’s Wall. The abbey church of St. Andrew, containing a great stone staircase, dominat
in the 6th century. By the early Middle Ages the city was no longer useful as a port and fell into decline. LateByzantineEphesus, conquered by the Seljuqs in 1090, was merely a small town. After brief splendour in the 14th century, even this was deserted, and the true site of the ...