Winchester's Roman & Medieval DefencesThis volume is part of an integrated series of studies of Winchesters archaeology, largely concerned with investigations by Winchester Museums Service (WMS) in the years 197186. The excavations described here were undertaken on and adjacent to the Roman town and medieval city defences. They produced evidence for their character and development from the time of the foundation, in c AD 70, of Roman Venta Belgarum, through the Anglo Saxon and medieval

and adjacent to the city defences

there being very few imports from any distance

by examining sites on the defences and in the historic suburbs

largely concerned with investigations in the years 1972-86

This is NOT A TOY

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They produced evidence for their character and development from the time of the foundation

through the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods to the 19th century

When fully developed

There are groups of material from all parts of the Roman era

This was founded c 1110 by King Henry I outside the north gate of the city for a monastic community formerly based at New Minster within the walls