Philip Jackson, Constantine the Great, York, 1998

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The standard history states that the Romans came north in AD71, and established a military base at Eboracum (York), which would remain an administrative capital right up to the end of Roman rule in Britain, ca. AD410. 

Well yes… But the Romans had already established a presence in the north long before the so-called invasion of AD71. Who was Queen Cartimandua, and why had her estranged husband, Venutias, already built up a centre of anti-Roman resistance?

And when the Ninth Legion did finally cross the Humber, what kind of land was waiting for it? How did it control the region? How, indeed, did it even feed itself?

We will tackle all these questions and more on this PLACE short course. Through the three-and-a-half centuries of Roman rule in our region, we will compare the archaeological evidence with the accounts of contemporaries, to find out what life was like in Roman Yorkshire.

6 weeks, Thursday 10 October - Thursday 14 November (incl.)

Cost: £20

Please note that this course is subsidised and administered by PLACE. and can only be booked directly with PLACE.