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Characteristics of cities of Roman Britain
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The City in Roman Britain
Types of Settlements
• Roman
– Colonae
– Municipia
– London
• Romano-Celtic
– Oppida Civitas Capitals
– Vici
– Market towns
Conveyed rights
Some self-
government
Tombstone of Julia Velva, York
Economy -Trade
Imports
• Olive oil
• Fish sauce
• Fine pottery
• Wine
• Marble
Exports
• Iron
• Lead, silver
• Wool
Economy – Industry
Mostly in Country or Small Towns
• Weaving – Winchester,
Caistor-by-Norwich, Great
Chesterford
• Mosaics – Cirencester,
Chesterton, Dorchester,
Brough-on-Humber
• Pewter – Camerton,
Nettleton Shrub
• Smiths -widespread
• Pottery – New Forest,
Oxford areas; Poole
Comparative City Sizes
Size - Population
1. London 50-60,000
2. Cirencester
3. Verulamium (St. Albans) ~10,000
4. Wroxeter
City Locations
Ports London, Chichester,
Colchester Dorchester,
Exeter, Lincoln,
Manchester
Other Canterbury, Cirencester,
Gloucester, Leicester,
Lincoln, Silchester,
Verulamium(St. Albans),
Winchester, Wroxeter, York
Civitas CapitalsAldborough Brigantes
Brough on Humber Parisi Vicus
Caerhun Deceangi Vicus to Civitas
Caerwent Silures
Caistor St. Edmonds Iceni
Canterbury Cantiaci Oppidum to Civitas
Carmathen Demetae Vicus to Civitas
Chichester Regnenses
Cirencester Dobunii Vicus to Civitas
Dorchester Durotriges
Exeter Dumnonii Fortress to Civitas
Leicester Coritani Vexillation fortress to
Civitas
Silchester Atrebates Oppidum to Civitas
Widford/Chelmsford Trinovantes
Winchester Belgae
Wroxeter Cornovii
Caerwent-Civitas Capital
Lincoln-Fortress
Lincoln-Colonia
Lincoln-Forum
Lincoln-
Vicinity
York
York
Roman York ~400 CE
Roman Walls - existing
Multangular Tower
Roman
Ivory Bangle Lady
Reconstruction
Objects from Burial
Bone openwork mount Blue glass necklace
Soror ave vivas in deo
Chester Walls
Wroxeter
Wroxeter
extent from geophysical
survey
Central Area
Forum
Basilica - Interior
Basilica
“Old Works – Remains of Basilica
Baths – Interior – Hot Room
Next Week
London
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