The Romans

The Roman Empire had a big impact on many aspects of British life. The Roman’s modernised Britain with the introduction of clean drinking water, legal systems and many aspects of infrastructure from roads to central heating.

The Roman Collection

Explore the domestic and military lives of Roman soldiers from the nearby Canovium Roman fort, Caerhun. Built out of timber in 75 AD and eventually replaced with stone, the Canovium fort is thought to have housed a 500-strong regiment of foot-soldiers with a headquarters building, commanding officer’s house, granaries, and barrack blocks.