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Richborough Roman Fort

Near Sandwich, Kent

Where the Roman invasion landed, and Britain's gateway to the Empire.

In AD 43 the Roman invasion force is thought to have landed here, on what was then the coast. Richborough became the main gateway into Roman Britain, and a huge marble arch was built to mark it, the start of Watling Street.

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When
AD 43
Where
51.2930, 1.3320
Group
Roman Britain

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Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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