Eboracum
Ancient Roman city in present-day York, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1736 publication of this name, see Francis Drake (antiquary).
Eboracum (Classical Latin: [ɛbɔˈraːkum]) was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Western Roman Empire and ultimately developed into the present-day city of York, in North Yorkshire, England.
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Alternative name | Eburacum |
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Location | York, North Yorkshire, England |
Region | Britannia |
Coordinates | 53°57′42″N 01°04′50″W |
Type | Fortification and settlement |
History | |
Builder | Quintus Petillius Cerialis |
Founded | 71 |
Periods | Roman Imperial |
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Archaeologists | Leslie Peter Wenham |
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Two Roman emperors died in Eboracum: Septimius Severus in 211 AD, and Constantius Chlorus in 306 AD.