About Roman Britain: New Ancient Archaeological Discovery
History Hit’s Tristan Hughes visits the Channel coast in Kent to learn about two key gateways into Roman Britain. First, he visits Dover Castle with Dr Simon Elliott to see the striking remains of the Pharos, one of the best preserved Roman lighthouses in the world. He then visits an exciting excavation 15 miles west at Lympne, where Simon, fellow archaeologist Dr Richard Taylor and their team believe they’ve located another key port that linked Roman Britain to the continent. This video shines light on the importance of the English Channel to the Romans. It was the vital waterway that connected Britannia with the rest of the Empire. Serviced by ports, forts and lighthouses, vital to the success of Roman Britain
Roman Britain: New Ancient Archaeological Discovery is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 22 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Roman Britain: New Ancient Archaeological Discovery
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- History Hit
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