The talk will review several Treasures from this Roman town and assess their significance. Stephen will go to on discuss the coming of Christianity to the eastern areas of England.

Professor Stephen Upex, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley on Monday 8^th March 2021 at 7:30 pm

Durobrivae was a significant walled Roman town located near current day Peterborough. It grew up close to a Roman fort established to create and protect the crossing point of Ermine Street over the River Nene. There were extensive potteries and iron works close to the town. There were also many Roman villas or farmsteads in the Nene valley region – and an impressive official building or Praetorium across the river at Castor. The name Durobrivae translates as fort by the bridge and is first recorded in the late-second century; the route from Londinium (London) to Luguvalium (Carlisle) describes Durobrivas as 35 miles from Duroliponte (Cambridge) and 30 miles from Causennis (Ancaster)

Prof Stephen Upex has written on a wide variety of topics related to British landscape history and archaeology and his interests range from prehistoric settlement, Roman and Saxon farming to medieval open fields systems – a topic which formed the subject of his PhD dissertation. He has excavated widely and contributed to several Time Team programmes for Channel Four. His book on the Romans in the East of England was published in 2008 and a new book on the Romans in the Peterborough area is due to be published soon Stephen is currently writing up a series of landscape and archaeological reports and books on sites within the East Midlands for the Society of Antiquaries. His research interests include various aspects related to medieval agriculture and landscape and the archaeology of Roman and Saxon settlement, as well as collecting data for a book on Roman pottery. Stephen lectures at the University of Cambridge,  is a member of the Chartered Institute for Field Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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Artist Impression at top – Durobrivae from the Praetorium Image – Peterborough Museum