Eboracum
Eboracum (Classical Latin: [ɛbɔˈraːkʊ̃]) was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Western Roman Empire and ultimately developed into the present-day city of York, in North Yorkshire, England.
Modern statue of Constantine the Great outside York Minster | |
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| Alternative name | Eburacum |
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| Location | York, North Yorkshire, England |
| Region | Britannia |
| Coordinates | 53°57′42″N 01°04′50″W |
| Type | Fortification and settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Quintus Petillius Cerialis |
| Founded | 71 |
| Periods | Roman Imperial |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Leslie Peter Wenham |
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Two Roman emperors died in Eboracum: Septimius Severus in 211 AD, and Constantius Chlorus in 306 AD.
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