Housesteads Roman Fort by Jg Crow

Housesteads Roman Fort by Jg Crow

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Housesteads is the most complete example of a Roman fort to be seen in Britain. It was one of twelve permanent forts built by Emperor Hadrian in about AD 124 for the garrison of his complex new frontier, known as Hadrian's Wall. This handbook guides visitors on a tour and gives a brief history of the fort and Britain under the Romans.

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Housesteads Roman Fort by Jg Crow

Housesteads, owned by the National Trust, but in the care of English Heritage, is the most complete example of a Roman fort to be seen in Britain. It was one of twelve permanent forts built by Emperor Hadrian in about AD 124 for the garrison of his complex new frontier, now known as Hadrian's Wall. This handbook guides visitors on a tour of the fort, describing it as it is and as it was built, and gives a brief history of the fort and Northern Britain under the Romans.
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ISBN 13 9781850742449
ISBN 10 1850742448
Title Housesteads Roman Fort
Author Jg Crow
Series English Heritage Guidebooks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Year published 1999-03-15
Number of pages 52
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.