One of the news articles that flipped through my screen this morning was a piece about a digital atlas of Roman roads. I think the article was in the Independent and advised that an update had just been completed and that the atlas was available to historians, archaeologists and people with an interest in the period.
Does anyone know anything about this and whether it would be of any interest / use to members?
Always...
Probably https://imperium.ahlfeldt.se/
Thanks Duncan,
Its an awesome bit of work
Yes this has been in the forum before. I watched some of the videos but actually doing it needed more software. Also odd gaps in the network.
I have this book on Roman roads that asked the question about how many more of these things are out there, just waiting to be discovered. The author concluded that the more you look, the more you find, and demonstrated this with a map showing that the greatest concentration of known UK roads coincided with the most active groups of local historical investigators.
:P
Quote from: Nick Harbud on Jul 03, 2026, 06:31 AMI have this book on Roman roads that asked the question about how many more of these things are out there, just waiting to be discovered. The author concluded that the more you look, the more you find, and demonstrated this with a map showing that the greatest concentration of known UK roads coincided with the most active groups of local historical investigators.
:P
This is similar to what was pointed out to me, that originally historians of Rome assumed the entire north of England was pretty much a military zone.
But then the A1(M) and the M1 were constructed and all sorts of stuff was found. So suddenly it's only the North West of England (read Cumbria) which was pretty much a military zone.
Given the very limited possibility of major development in the centre of Cumbria, this assumption could be longer lasting ;)
Quote from: Jim Webster on Jul 03, 2026, 09:22 AMThis is similar to what was pointed out to me, that originally historians of Rome assumed the entire north of England was pretty much a military zone.
But then the A1(M) and the M1 were constructed and all sorts of stuff was found. So suddenly it's only the North West of England (read Cumbria) which was pretty much a military zone.
Given the very limited possibility of major development in the centre of Cumbria, this assumption could be longer lasting ;)
And Cumbria still is a Roman military zone, so be good or a couple of hefty lads from the VI Victrix will be on your doorstep in their hobnailed caligae!
Quote from: stevenneate on Jul 03, 2026, 10:19 AMQuote from: Jim Webster on Jul 03, 2026, 09:22 AMThis is similar to what was pointed out to me, that originally historians of Rome assumed the entire north of England was pretty much a military zone.
But then the A1(M) and the M1 were constructed and all sorts of stuff was found. So suddenly it's only the North West of England (read Cumbria) which was pretty much a military zone.
Given the very limited possibility of major development in the centre of Cumbria, this assumption could be longer lasting ;)
And Cumbria still is a Roman military zone, so be good or a couple of hefty lads from the VI Victrix will be on your doorstep in their hobnailed caligae!
Ironically the government pumping most money into the Cumbrian economy at the moment is the Australian one 8)
VI Victrix tend to come round trying to collect their back pay, they were caught in one round or another of defence cuts :)