Lincoln (Roman)

I already have a page for Lincoln but since that time I only dealt with the medieval sections (ie: the cathedral and castle) while this time I saw the Roman bits I felt that they could be safely divided in two. After all, that trip was almost two years ago.

Hadrian's Wall, Part VIII (South of the Wall)

Hadrian's Wall wasn't just maintained by the forts on the wall. There were a large number of forts to the south keeping it supplied and ferrying troops where needed. The majority of these are not usually seen on a Wall trip since they are located several miles away from the path and need a full day trip to reach them. Some are ones I haven't been to but intend to before my time here is up. I could have listed most of these as separate trips and I visited several at the same time I walked the wall, but it made more sense to split the wall into wall forts, supply forts, and forts north of the wall. Some of these are linked to days on the wall since they are so close and the journey was the same. For example, we stayed the night in Corbridge yet it is listed separately here. So you can follow the links to see what else is around in that area and what we did for the rest of the day.

Naples

Napoli, another ugly modern city. Although to be fair it was in the middle of a garbage strike which meant we weren't seeing it at its best unless you like piles of garbage in the street. In what was to be a common refrain in Greece they started setting fire to things shortly after we left. We saw very little of the city since it was just a stopping off point on our way to Pompeii. It was still unimpressive. The number of homeless people we walked past just going to the station was extraordinary.

Hadrian's Wall

 

Hadrian's Wall is one of the best known Roman sites in Britain. The wall stretches from the west coast by Carlisle to the east coast at Newcastle. Along the way it runs over cliffs and valleys and defines the terrain. There are also a number of forts along the way which housed the soldiers who guarded the wall. There is a ten mile stretch in the middle that contains the best-preserved sections of wall as well as several of the better forts. This is really the section to do and the only way to really see it is to walk it. Naturally that meant we drove.

London and the British Museum

Since my year began in London it makes sense to start there. London is a pretty amazing city. Its history spans at least 2,000 years to the creation of Londinium by the Romans. There isn't much left from those times. Fortunately, London itself has a number of amazing places to visit. From the Tower of London to Buckingham Palace to Big Ben... The number of recognizable landmarks is endless! Unfortunately, I missed most of them. Perhaps I'll go back at a later date but for now all I've seen is Trafalgar Square and the exteriors of a lot of buildings. And the British Museum but I'll get back to that.
So what is there in London that would interest a Classics student?

Londinium Walls