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Mamucium Roman Fort Reconstruction
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Craig & Rach
January 15, 2019
Old Roman Fort in the heart of Castlefield, good to see but you won't be there long !
Luke
February 28, 2018
The reason why Manchester was named as such - Mamucium, the original Roman fortification around a mammary shaped hill is now preserved and open for the public to view
Heidi
February 8, 2018
Roman soldiers, led by General Agricola, marched into the north-west of England in 79AD. For strategic reasons they selected the Castlefield location for a fort, called Mamucium, which they built on a rocky outcrop protected by the Rivers Irwell and Medlock. This is the first definite record of human settlement in Manchester. The original timber fort was rebuilt and enlarged, and later rebuilt again, this time in stone. A village (called a 'vicus') grew up nearby to supply the needs of the soldiers, but after the Romans left (circa 410AD) it declined and was abandoned. In later years the new village of Manchester was established a kilometre to the north-east, in what is now known as the C
Roman soldiers, led by General Agricola, marched into the north-west of England in 79AD. For strategic reasons they selected the Castlefield location for a fort, called Mamucium, which they built on a rocky outcrop protected by the Rivers Irwell and Medlock. This is the first definite record of hum…
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