LKS2 Topic: The Romans in Britain Block H: Roman Buildings and Engineering Session 4 Map of Roman Britain © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. We refer you to our warning, at the foot of the block overview, about links to other websites.

The remains of a Roman road today A modern road travelling along the same route as a Roman road © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. We refer you to our warning, at the foot of the block overview, about links to other websites.

How a Roman road was constructed B C A D E F G Stones the size of a fist made a firm foundation H Camber (a curved surface) to drain rain water I Drainage ditch at the side of the road J Large paving slabs made a hard surface for the road K A layer of cement held the paving slabs in place L A layer of pebbles, broken tiles and cement © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. We refer you to our warning, at the foot of the block overview, about links to other websites.

Map showing important Roman towns Castrum was the Roman word for fort. Some of our place names have come from this word. For example places that end in caster, chester, and cester. Eter at the end of a place name also shows it was a Roman town. © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. We refer you to our warning, at the foot of the block overview, about links to other websites.