Wroxeter Roman City full tour, Roman baths, market, forum, town house - Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Wroxeter Roman City was the fourth largest town in Roman Britain. Today you can visit the remains of the Roman Baths, the impressive old works, one of the tallest building remains of Roman Britain. Set in a tranquil location beside the river Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. My film takes you on a full tour around the remains, a reconstructed townhouse (as seen on tv) and museum.
Reasons to visit Wroxeter:
• Well preserved Roman Bath-house.
• Impressive ”Old Works” entrance to the Baths.
• Tranquil location, beautiful countryside.
• Remains of forum colonnade.
• Replica Roman townhouse as seen on Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.
• Excellent museum.
• Market hall and shop foundations.
The ruins of Wroxeter stand in tranquil countryside, surrounded by flat, open fields. The size and depth of the solid wall which divided the exercise hall from the Roman Baths gives a real impression of the true size of the Roman buildings. To give some idea of scale Wroxeter city was once the size of Pompeii in Italy.
The History Bit
The Romans called Wroxeter city Viriconium Cornoviorum. Originally the area was the land of the Cornovii tribe, who had a hill fort on the nearby Wrekin. Shortly after the Roman invasion the Romans established a fort here in the late AD 47, which controlled a major ford over the river Severn. After the Roman military left this area became a tribal settlement, which became the fourth largest city in Roman Britain, with up to 5,000 citizens.
VISITING
The Wroxeter Roman City is located 5 miles south east from Shrewsbury. It is run by English Heritage so members can visit free and you get free access to their other sites. A small entrance fee for other visitors.
Opening times: End of March - end of October open daily 10am -5pm. During the Winter only open at weekends 10am -4pm.
By Car: SAT NAV SY5 6PJ
On a minor road signposted from the B4380.
By Bus: Check travelline.info
Location:
Wroxeter Roman City,
Wroxeter,
Shropshire
SY5 6PH
Music credits:
Courtesy of Epidemic Sounds
To All the Glory by Howard Harper-Barnes
• To All the Glory
Arriving in Ancient Rome by Kilcoru
Fall of a Raindrop by Calm Shores
Lost Thoughts by Hanna Lindgren
Wonders by Gavin Luke
Other credits:
Aerial map images courtesy of Google
Sound credits:
Soldiers marching courtesy of Soundbible
Courtesy of Freesounds
Keifspoon water stream from roman bath in spain by Martin sadoux
Aryanostark indoor swimming pool ambience
Metzik crowds
Metzik medieval market
Martin sadoux swimming pool indoor close
Yap audio prod - medieval army marching
All sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... or appropriate.
The Roman re-enactors featured in this film include the excellent Ermine Street Guard who put on displays throughout the year at various Roman sites and are well worth going to see them in action.
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