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Lincolnshire's Roman roads |
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Thriving Lindum
Roman Upper East Gate, Lincoln
© Courtesy of the City of Lincoln Council |
During its time as a colonia, Lindum grew into a prosperous, wealthy town and became a provincial capital. Archaeologists estimate that its population reached between 6,000 and 8,000, which according to historian Hugh Davies is quite large for a Roman town in Britain.
Surrounded by walls which had been strengthened and enlarged since its fortress days, the town had a market place, shops, public baths and a town hall. In addition archaeological excavations have shown that Lincoln’s drinking water was supplied in earthenware pipes under pressure from one and a half miles away. Roman Lindum peaked in prosperity in the early 4th Century.
Roman concrete which appears to have carried water into the Roman town.
© Courtesy of Dr Hugh Davies |
For many places, Roman or otherwise, their existence would be debatable without the existence of good access routes to them, which goes someway to explaining the over crowding we experience in some areas, like London. In his book, Roman Towns in Britain, Guy de la Bédoyère describes the importance of roads to the development of towns, “The road itself became a sustaining component of the town’s future as a civilian settlement”. For Lincoln, or Lindum as the Romans came to know it this was certainly true.
What it would have become, had it not become a pit-stop for soldiers who can say, but there can be no doubt as to the importance for Lincoln of the Romans and their roads.
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