Date: Friday 3 June 2016, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Venue: Explore York

The fort of Binchester, County Durham, was a major military site on the road between York and Hadrian’s Wall. In recent years a major campaign of archaeological excavation has uncovered some of the best-preserved Roman remains in Britain, including a bath-house, barracks, shops and latrines! Dr Petts explores what the remains can tell us about the day to day lives of soldiers and civilians in the Roman frontier zone, and looks at plans for more work on the site. With Dr David Petts (Project Leader, University of Durham).

This event is part of the Eboracum Roman Festival.

The talk will take place in the Marriot Room at the York Explore Library and Archive.

£6 / £5 Yorkcard holders.

Tickets available online from www.visityork.org, in person from the York Visitor Information Centre, Museum Street, York YO1 7DT, or by phone: 01904 550099 (NB: For tickets sent by post there will be an additional postage charge).

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Date: Friday 3 June 2016, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Meet best-selling author Caroline Lawrence in our historic library and hear about her inspirations and challenges when writing about Roman life. This event is part of the Eboracum Roman Festival 1 – 5 June 2016.

Tickets are FREE (museum admission applies).

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Please note that the historic library is not accessible to wheelchair users – please visit our website for further information.

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Date: Friday 3 June 2016, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Venue: Exhibition Square

This walk will look for evidence for how and where the Romans buried their dead in, or rather outside, Eboracum, looking at Roman burial practices and what this tells us about the way the Romans thought about death and the afterlife. The walk will include a number of the most interesting and important Roman cemeteries and reflect on the locations, the evidence recovered from each place and what it tells us about the topography of Roman York (Eboracum). With John Oxley (City Archaeologist, City of York Council).

This event is part of the Eboracum Roman Festival.

The walk will start in Exhibition Square and end at Blossom Street.

£6 / £5 concessions.

Tickets available online from www.visityork.org, in person from the York Visitor Information Centre, Museum Street, York YO1 7DT, or by phone: 01904 550099 (NB: For tickets sent by post there will be an additional postage charge).

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