Vindolanda – The Pompeii of the North
by HeritageDailyAugust 16, 20180 Comments13141
Vindolanda (translated as “white field†or “white moorâ€) was a Roman auxiliary fort, located on the fringes of the Roman Empire in the province of Britannia.
Its position guarded a major Roman highway called the Stanegate, just south of Hadrian’s Wall and the frontier into Caledonia. The garrison consisted of infantry or cavalry auxilia, not components of Roman legions.
The first evidence of settlement or a timber fort at Vindolanda was constructed from around 70CE that saw a phase of consecutive demolition and reconstruction until Hadrian’s Wall was built around 122 CE.
During its occupation, no less than nine Roman forts were built in situ of timber or stone, creating one of the most complex archaeological sites in Britain and leaving a unique cultural legacy of frontier life.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2018/08/vindolanda-the-pompeii-of-the-north/121331
