Lindum Colonia
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Lindum Colonia was the Roman settlement which is now the City of Lincoln in Lincolnshire. It was founded as a Roman Legionary Fortress during the reign of the Emperor Nero or possibly later. Evidence
The Newport Arch is a surviving part of the north gate to the Upper City.
Tombstone of Gaius Valerius, a standard bearer of the Ninth Legion. Found on the South Common, Lincoln (RIB 257)
Roman north wall of Lindum Colonia
Stretch of Roman Wall at East Bight by the Newport Arch, where there was a water storage tank
Concangis
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Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain. Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. It i
What the early defences at Concangis may have looked like
View of a latrine – this is not in Chester-le-Street, doing an image search shows it is in Piazza Armerina in Sicily
Stone remains of north wall
Re-used Roman stones with lewis holes – central lifting slots below left and above right, now filled with mortar