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UKPete

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Ribchester Fort
« on: April 11, 2004, 09:01:20 am »
Just visited the Ribchester Roman fort museum in centrl England, about 15 miles from my house.

A small museum which was a cavalry fort in about 100 AD. The village is beautiful andf made from local stone.

A few pics for our overseas bretheren.


UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2004, 09:07:45 am »
The local PUB, circa 1770

The roman granaries are just behind it.

UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2004, 09:09:26 am »
A local street, population is about 1200 people, most building are about 100 - 150 years old and made from the local stone.

UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2004, 09:10:34 am »
Collumn pillars from outside the prinical building

UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2004, 09:11:11 am »
 weapons, stone balls etc

UKPete

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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2004, 09:12:21 am »
Bronze weapons, sword and axe head

UKPete

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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2004, 09:16:29 am »
Coins, including a gold one.

UKPete

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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2004, 09:17:01 am »
Personal Gods

UKPete

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« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2004, 09:17:28 am »
Jewllery

UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2004, 09:21:58 am »
Thanks vesp, a few more to come.

UKPete

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« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2004, 09:26:00 am »
Full face helmet (Repro based upon one in the British Museum)

UKPete

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« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2004, 09:27:11 am »
Burial Headstone

Offline Magistra

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2004, 06:09:44 pm »
Thank you for the mini tour!  I may be using your beautiful pictures in class!
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UKPete

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2004, 06:44:10 am »
Hi magistra,

you are wellcome to use the pics if you want to.

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Re:Ribchester Fort
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2004, 06:24:53 am »
A bit late but getting back to grave stone it is very like the Paeonian Patraos coin from c. 330BC!

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