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22 November 2002
The Segedunum Roman bath-house provided the perfect backdrop for exploring the Roman high life in this fourth programme in the Time Team Digs series, looking back at what Time Team has learnt about life in Roman Britain.
Segedunum museum director, Dr Lindsay Allason Jones, spoke about Roman towns and luxury villas, high-status goods, the Roman diet, Christianity, birth control, trade and industry – and also about the technological changes that have taken place in archaeology over the past decade. Featured sites include:
Beauport Park, in East Sussex, where Time Team investigated a 'forgotten' Roman bath house.
Turkdean, in Gloucestershire, where an amazing Roman villa site was uncovered during the 1997 Live broadcasts and in subsequent excavations.
Cirencester, Roman Corinium, where the Team uncovered their fist-ever mosaic at the bottom of a garden.
Yaverland, on the Isle of Wight, which gave an insight into what happened when the Romans left.
Information on other Roman sites investigated by Time Team over the past ten years can be found by exploring the 'Related links' to the right or the Past programmes pages, which list all Time Team programmes broadcast since the first pilot programme, made in 1992.
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum
Buddle Street
Wallsend NE28 6HR
Tel: (0191) 295 5757 (recorded info)
Minicom: (0191) 236 9350
Website: www.twmuseums.org.uk/segedunum
Opening Hours: Daily 10am-5pm (1 April to 31 October); 10am-3.30pm (1 November to 31 March)
Admission: £2.95 adults, £1.95 children, £8.50 family
In AD122 the Roman emperor, Hadrian, ordered a mighty frontier system to be built across Britain to defend the empire from the barbarians to the north. Segedunum Roman Fort stood on the banks of the River Tyne and was the last outpost of Hadrian's Wall. For almost 300 years Segedunum (which means 'strong fort') was home to 600 Roman soldiers. The fort, baths and museum are open daily to visitors.