February 6, 2024

Carthago Nova

We knew there was a lot of Roman history in Cartagena, Spain.  What we did not realize due to our ignorance before we came was that the original, Roman name was Carthago Nova, or in English New Carthage.  I went to see the Carthaginian Ruins in Tunisia almost 20 years ago and can remember that visit well.  Between that trip […]

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December 6, 2023

Eboracum: Roman York

York was founded in AD 71 by the Romans and named Eboracum.  Eboracum means “yew tree place”.  It was originally a fortress, and later a town sprung up around the fortress.  The fortress was mainly intended to protect against the Scots to the north.  There were walls around the fortress and town, which are, for the most part, still the […]

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