Lost Roman port found in Wales [Caerleon]

Phys dot org ^ | August 24, 2011 | Cardiff University

[SunkenCiv]

An excavation trench across Caerleon's quayside wall, wharves and jetties

[SunkenCiv]

• The Secrets of Caerleon [2011]
• Major buildings find at Roman fortress of Caerleon [2010]
• Roman villa found in Welsh 'military zone' [2010]
• Digging into the Roman Legion [2008]

[deks]

Animation of ancient Roman Fort in Caerleon, Wales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET0xnB7xPd0

[deks]

‘Lost City of the Legion’: Roman port from which soldiers launched invasion of Wales 2,000 years ago is unearthed

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2029532/Roman-port-unearthed-soldiers-launched-invasion-Wales-2-000-years-ago.html

[dp0622]

Thanks for posting.

It does NOT look like something ancient.

In fact, it probably looks more modern than some 3rd world countries could put together.

They were so ahead of their time.

[Cowboy Bob]

I understand the Romans lost it. But how did it end up in Wales?

[slowhandluke]

Unpossible.

Greta has assured us that any ancient ports would be well under water by now.

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[polymuser]

I prefer a nice Riesling...

[righttackle44]

Lost Roman port found in Wales

Darn Romans could never keep track of their stuff.

[Bob Ireland]

***Darn Romans could never keep track of their stuff***

The Welsh kept saying deagh ('good') but the Romans didn't speak Gaelic; they thought the Welsh were saying that they had fleas.

[SunkenCiv]

If the Romans had left a port behind, nothing would remain but the empty bottle. Hey, it's okay to him my own kind.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfZw15ri1dY

[SunkenCiv]

Oh dang, missed this because I’d not read the rest. Guess I’ll just wine about it.

[SunkenCiv]

These ruins and others in Britain must have left the locals in awe for many generations after the living memory of the Romans had passed away -- probably the awe didn't subside until the 17th or 18th centuries.

[Red Badger]

This means the these places once had WATER right up next to them.
IOW, the ocean’s level was much higher then...................

[colorado tanker]

I imagine the baths were very popular in the cool, damp climate.

[SunkenCiv]

I'd like that right here, right now. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

Yup, kaka happens. By contrast, places more seismically active have become submerged in the same interval -- gosh, it's almost as if there's not really much of a fluctuation in the actual sealevel over time. :^)

[righttackle44]

The Welsh kept saying deagh ('good') but the Romans didn't speak Gaelic; they thought the Welsh were saying that they had fleas.

Great and entertaining insight. Thanks, Bob.