Caerwent, south Wales
First screened 25 January 2009
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Time Team goes to Caerwent, in south Wales, to investigate the best-preserved Roman town in Britain.
Time Team goes to Caerwent, in south Wales, to investigate the best-preserved Roman town in Britain.
What they found
Caerwent is the best-preserved Roman town in Britain. Laid out on a grid pattern, it has 20 blocks within its walls, which still stand at heights of up to five metres in places. Previous excavations have uncovered roads, temples, shops, baths, houses and villas, as well as the forum and basilica, the town's political centre.
Caerwent is the best-preserved Roman town in Britain. Laid out on a grid pattern, it has 20 blocks within its walls, which still stand at heights of up to five metres in places. Previous excavations have uncovered roads, temples, shops, baths, houses and villas, as well as the forum and basilica, the town's political centre.
An early version of Time Team
A century before Tony Robinson visited Caerwent, an earlier version of Time Team was called in by the local vicar to carry out some excavations on the site.
A century before Tony Robinson visited Caerwent, an earlier version of Time Team was called in by the local vicar to carry out some excavations on the site.
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