A bedroom in the Commanding Officer's house at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
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A bedroom in the Commanding Officer's house at Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields
Image: © Jeremy Bolwell Taken: 30 Jul 2021
While Iron Age Britons lived in roundhouses made of wood and thatch Romans lived in rooms that differ little from 21st century rooms today. They enjoyed underfloor heating, regular baths, food and drink from anywhere in the Empire, they wrote, they visited the local amphitheatre and they conquered all nations. When they left in 410 AD it took us many centuries, maybe even millennia to claw our way back to where we once were.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.003973
Longitude
-1.430272