Today's little history lesson comes from the early end of the Medieval period in the early 5th century. Follow me down the very straight Roman paved roads of England, towards Hadrian's Wall in the Northern part of the country. This is where we will find Vindolanda. Vindolanda is trading village that was frequented by many different types of people: Roman soldiers, French, Irish and Denmark tradesmen. Vindolanda was not just a regular pit stop or bump in the road; it was actually a thriving fort city.
Because there was a lot of Roman influence over much of the structure and building of the fort, there was a lot of advanced technology at play. For example, there were pipes running underneath the fort allowing water to be brought in through the aqueduct system the Romans installed. Also found in Vindolanda, tablets that helped archaeologists learn what the people of Vindolanda ate shopped for. These tablets were made of fine wood that have grocery lists and things of the like imprinted on them. Vindolanda was considered a metropolis of action and from its size it's easy to why.
Hope you all enjoyed this little history lesson!
Vindolanda Knowledge: History 280, History of the British Isles with Dr. Welsh.
Picture: https://www.google.com/search?q=vindolanda&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjHtvOkl4PMAhWKbD4KHfkNCvYQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=HmcVNU7azueKbM%3A
I'm curious what drew you to this subject. Are you interested in architecture? Or just the relatively advanced technology? Did something interesting happen there?
ReplyDeleteI liked how advanced they were and how they used then discarded the Roman technology. Also, I enjoyed learning about the things they found in the ruins.
DeleteI'm curious what drew you to this subject. Are you interested in architecture? Or just the relatively advanced technology? Did something interesting happen there?
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