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Jewry Wall, Roman bath house ruins, Leicester
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- Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
- Taken on 2007/02/08 12:35:41
- Exposure: 0.008s (1/125)
- Focal Length: 8.00mm
- F/Stop: f/4.000
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
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Kerem Cetindamar, on May 22, 2007, said:
Leicester is one of the oldest cities in England, with a history going back 2000 years. The city of Leicester was first known as Ratae Coritanorum and was inhabited by the Corieltauvi tribe. The Corieltauvi were a Celtic tribe and Leicester was the capital of a territory of what is now known as the East Midlands.
The Roman city of Ratae Corieltauvorum was founded around AD 50 as a military settlement upon the Fosse Way Roman road. After the military departure, Ratae Corieltauvorum grew into an important trading and one of the largest towns in Roman Britain. The remains of the baths of Roman Leicester can be seen at the Jewry Wall and other Roman artefacts are displayed in the Jewry Wall Museum adjacent to the site.