Leicester? We all know about the Roman Baths of Bath but did you know there are remains of Roman baths in Leicester? To be fair only a one piece of wall, called the Jewry Wall, remains standing.
Leicester was an important settlement for the Corieltavi, a native British tribe who occupied the area known today as the East Midlands. Following the Roman Conquest of AD43 the town was called Ratae Corieltavorum. It became a thriving centre for the next four hundred years. The Corieltavi built many great public buildings in the Roman tradition including the baths, which were constructed in about AD150.
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