Reconstruction illustration showing an aerial view of the fortified soldiers' barracks at the Roman town of Richborough, as it may have looked in the mid third century. The fort would later be fortified and enlarged to create Richborough Roman Fort.

Date:
circa 1995 - circa 2000
Location:
Richborough Roman Fort, Ash, Richborough, Dover, Kent
Reference:
IC084/006
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

After a period of peace and prosperity, Roman troops returned to Richborough by AD250 in response to attacks along the south and east coasts of England by marauding Saxons, Angles and Jutes. The first century triumphal arch had fallen into disrepair by this point, and the buildings in the centre of the town had been demolished to make room for the barracks. The triple ditch and earth fortifications surrounding the barracks were subsequently replaced with the defensive walls of the later Roman Fort.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC084 Richborough Roman Fort And Amphitheatre, Kent; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Lapper, Ivan

Keywords

Roman Triumphal Arch, Roman Barracks, Roman Fortification