Viggen Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Archaeologists are calling Binchester Roman Fort "the Pompeii of the north" after finding a "spectacular" bath house with seven foot-high walls. Excavating two large trenches near Bishop Auckland, experts say a silver ring from the site evidences Christianity in Roman Britain. The walls of the bath, where features such as a bread oven nod to an important social as well as recreational space, would once have been covered with brightly-coloured paint designs, with the original floor, doorways, window openings and an inscribed altar dedicated to the Roman Goddess, Fortune the Home-bringer, also surfacing.... ....more at Culture24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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