Quintus Petillius Cerialis established the legionary fortress at Eboracum (York) as the operational base for the conquest of Brigantia. The site at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss commanded the Vale of York and became the permanent northern capital of Roman Britain. York would remain the preeminent city of northern England for the next millennium.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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