🏛️ Lindum-Durobrivae
Romano-British fortress and settlement in Lincolnshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Located near Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England at coordinates 52.568397, -0.356704
- Established as a Roman legionary fortress around AD 70–80 during the conquest of Britannia
- Remained a significant military and civilian settlement throughout the Roman period
- Now partially preserved as archaeological remains and incorporated into modern Lincoln's urban landscape
Lindum-Durobrivae was a major Romano-British settlement centred on the River Witham in what is now Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The site served as a legionary fortress during the initial Roman military campaign in the North of England, and later developed into an important provincial town. The fortress itself was a substantial structure housing cohorts of the Roman army, with civilian settlement expanding considerably in the surrounding area over the subsequent centuries of Roman rule in Britain ...