Charles Bertram & 'De Situ Britanniae' by Dr. Francis Young

The De Situ Britanniae and the eighteen Itineraries contained within it, supposedly compiled by Richard of Cirencester, appear frequently as source material in 18th & 19th century writings on Roman history and Roman roads in particular, and even some 20th century ones, but is generally held to be a hoax perpetrated by Charles Bertram, in the 18th century. Francis will talk about the impact of the document in the context of scholarship on Roman routes and the Antonine Itinerary from John Leland onwards.