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Treading in footsteps of Romans - Main Section - Yorkshire Post

Treading in footsteps of Romans - Main Section - Yorkshire Post | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
IT WOULD have stretched a little over 65 yards, but its lack of length belied the magnitude of the discussions which would have taken place on its cobbles.

The street would have been used on a daily basis by some of the most important figures passing between the Roman fortress headquarters, called the Principia, and the Praetorium, which was the nearby living quarters of military commanders.
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The Via Quintana, would have been an informal meeting point for the upper echelons of Roman society, who would have discussed the most pressing matters – as well as the latest gossip – along this short street.

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Search for the mortal remains of King Richard III begins : Past Horizons Archaeology

Search for the mortal remains of King Richard III begins : Past Horizons Archaeology | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 and his body is believed to have been buried in the English city of Leicester, but did it remain there and is it still there?

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