Posted on 06/22/2016 11:47:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The discovery of a few muddy coins in a Devon paddock by a pair of amateur metal detector enthusiasts has led to the redrawing of the boundary of the Roman empire in south-west Britain.
Previously it had been thought that Ancient Rome’s influence did not stretch beyond Exeter but the find has resulted in a major archaeological dig that has unearthed more coins, a stretch of Roman road and the remnants of vessels from France and the Mediterranean once full of wine, olive oil and garum -- fish sauce.
The far south-west of Britain has long been seen as an area that clung to its independence but the discovery at Ipplepen, near Newton Abbot, 20 miles south-west of Exeter, has led to the conclusion that Roman influence was strongly felt here.
It is also fair to surmise that the Roman road probably did not stop at Ipplepen but would almost certainly have carried on towards the modern town of Totnes and possibly even further south and west.
Danielle Wootton, the Devon finds liaison officer, said she was intrigued when the metal detectorists Jim Wills and Dennis Hewings told her about the Roman coins they had found in the Ipplepen paddocks...
A geophysical survey was commissioned, which revealed the presence of ring ditches, which are associated with iron age roundhouses -- and the Roman road...
The conclusion is that the road was probably built by the Roman army in the 50s AD and improved and restored over the next 300 years. Probably as interesting as the road are the pieces of pottery that continue to be unearthed almost every day.
There are ordinary, coarse sherds that would have come from everyday cooking pots and bowls. But there are also pieces of "samian ware" ...
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
With the Romans, you just never know... :)
My imperial throne flushes when you get up.
Conversely, the Mexicans have a lot more dollars than we have pesos so maybe the border needs to be redrawn to include all of what we captured back in 1847.
In the 1930s a fishing boat pulled up a Roman pottery jug from the Porcupine bank about 110 miles west of Ireland.
From a wreck or from being lost overboard or maybe less likely sealed
and floated out there, it shows that the Romans and their culture were
really widespread.
We need to make Mexico Spain’s again!
I own some Roman coins. Does that mean the Roman Empire held sway over Cody, Wyoming or does it just mean someone here has/had some Roman coins?
After being defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Mundus in 45 BC [I refuse to use BCE!], Gnaeus Pompeius and Sextus Pompeius fled to the new world, where they lost the Battle of Cody, Wyoming.
After that last defeat, they switched to the performing circuit for the remainder of their lives, mostly performing the comedies of Titus Plautus. Roman currency was thus circulated in that region.
Better than nuoc mam. OK whatever the Swedish/Finnish thing is that they bury and let rothe for a time before eating.
Icelandic Hakarl?
New finds beef up case for redrawing map of Roman empire
Dig at Ipplepen extends Roman realm of influence further south-west in UK than Exeter
Steven Morris
Mon 16 Sep 2019 01.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 16 Sep 2019 15.00 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/16/remains-of-ancient-butchers-beef-up-case-for-redrawing-map-of-roman-empire
I spent a delightful week on a dairy farm close by Totnes. No signs of a Roman Road, but the oldest part of the farmhouse was 14th Century and the local roads followed the medieval field boundaries with the hedges about 500-600 years old (estimate). Beautiful countryside.
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