We went to VINDOLANDA and this is what we found
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- An absolutely amazing archaeological site in northern England is Vindolanda, where the famous Vindolanda tablets were unearthed. The remains of a magnificent fort can be visited there, along with a fabulous museum. Watch as David Miano and Mariza Lockhart explore the ruins and provide some insight into the world of the people who lived in and around it. After that, they go to the site of Vercovicium (now known as Housesteads Roman Fort), built right on Hadrian’s Wall, to learn more about life on the wall.
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“I’m not advocating this. We did it for you!” 😆
I’ve never even heard of Vindolanda - what a treasure. This trip is going to the top of my bucket list.
I live within walking distance of Vindolanda and spent years around all the amazing forts along Hardian's Wall. Most walks around our way can lead to the wall it is amazing. Do say if you ever want specific pictures, do say when it opens for the season, that and Housetead et al.
I am into Ancient History because my Mum took us along the wall loads and made it so exciting with her knowledge of the site. It was the last place we went out to visit before she passed away. Thank you for a wonderful episode on it.
Btw any you can pay to dig on the site every season, a fabulous experience as so much is still being found. The letters are one of the most important finds imo for Roman life.
What’s to keep vandals and treasure hunters from ruining this site? Is it heavily fenced?
This is exactly what I had hoped to do whilst younger, but at least I can follow your wanderings and enjoy these places vicariously. Thank you for sharing, and kudos to you for the brilliant idea.
I do love the epic shout on the wall! 🎉
Planning a trip to England this summer with the kids. Never heard of Vindolanda, but will make sure to visit now. Thanks Doc!
If you've already visited I hope you went to see the LAKE DISTRICT as well its absolutely beautiful not far away from here..
Hope to visit when the lockdown has ended.
Lol. Was watching this with my wife and she tut’ed when you hopped the fence and told my daughter “we do not stand on Roman Ruins” when you stood on Hadrians wall. 😄
Haha, well, considering that we were allowed to stand on Roman ruins inside the fort, I didn't think it was blocked off for that reason. It probably was more of a safety issue.
People clamber all over the structures at Housesteads when the site is open.
It’s an amazing place to visit I’ve been there twice and I’m hoping to go again 👍
Shame the idiot chopped the tree down 🎄
If you're up for a hike, one of the best ways to enjoy this part of the world is to walk between Vindolanda and Housesteads along the wall. Vindolanda's about a mile from the wall, and then it's 2 or 3 miles along a footpath next to the wall to Housesteads. There's a lot of up and down, and the weather in the North of England can be dodgy, but if you're reasonably fit and healthy it takes a couple of hours and is well worth it. The stretch of the wall between the two is one of the most intact parts, and the scenery is absolutely stunning. The wall goes along the top of hills and cliffs and alongside lakes. You also get a feeling for how the wall was organised as you pass the remains of watch towers and 'milecastles' that were placed on the wall at regular intervals to house troops and provide gates and crossing points for locals. You even pass the 'Robin Hood tree' a spot used for a notable scene in the 90's Kevin Costner movie. You can turn the walk into a loop by walking back through some equally stunning scenery, or take a bus at either destination back to where you started. In summer months there's a dedicated bus service along much of the wall called the AD122 (named after the year the wall was begun) which stops at most of the major sites along it and runs about once an hour. This means you can explore the wall by public transport, or if you're visiting by car you can park it for the day and use the bus to return to it.
Also a great Mithras temple just along from Housteads which only costs parking. It's my profile pic and always open. The temple is reconstructed in the North Musuem which is attached to Newcastle University. When I went to study post-grad there all the artifacts were in the faculty and a small museum and so we saw amazing things everyday. BTW there are some lovely local dieties in Housteads display area.
Great video! I am looking through the other tablets now, on the website that you've linked. Absolutely fascinating.
That was really interesting David
Glad you liked it!
@@WorldofAntiquity Cool vid, thanks. I live in England and this has inspired in me that I must someday visit this place. It's great to see Americans outside of London and appreciating there is far more to England than just that city. :)
@@WorldofAntiquityI'm very late to the party but did you visit the LAKE DISTRICT as well whilst you we're at ADRIANS WALL David?? But I'm shocked and can't believe you've not got a million+ subscribers??
@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 No, I did not, unfortunately.
The museum at Carlisle and the Roman army museum, Corbridge Museum and fort and Newcastle Museum of antiquities would have been a good choice to see
I'll have to see if they have a book with ALL the letters complied together. THAT would be awesome to read all the letters.
Tried Vindolanda Tablets Online , but having trouble actually seeing the translations. Sort of going round in circles . Great Video . I live not too far from Vindolanda
My GRANDFATHER took BLOCKS from VINDOLANDA and used it for the FOUNDATION to build his COTTAGE thats because POST WAR there was no MATERIALS around because they'd all been used to go towards the WAR effort in WW2 and on 2 of the blocks there's GRAFFTI from ROAMAN SOLDIERS but a lot of people SALVAGED the STONE and wasnt just my GRANDFATHER (WHAT A THIEF)😂😂 But i don't know what happened to that COTTAGE because the last time i remember going there was many many moons ago probably around 1978-80 when i was just a young puppy...
Did you see the huge roman milestone in situ across the road from the back gate
if they find a toilet there will it be a vindaloo
If I could post a picture I would post one of me and my ex squatting over a Vindaloo. I wish I thought of that line when I was there!
I can recommend the novel "Vindolanda" by historian Adrian Goldsworthy. It's based on the contents of the birthday invitation tablet shown in this video, but are otherwise fictitious.
You've got a good channel, very straight to the point and factual, I travel along that road quite often, I live near Heddon on the wall, how jealous are you haha, that scenery is something special isn't it, that road is called Military Road. thanks for the nice watch, regards
" ... we did it for you." And we appreciate it. Could the man in the "Murder House" actually have "fallen on his sword." perhaps to atone for some gross negligence of military duty? When you were on top Hadrian's wall I thought that you might have shouted "I'm on top of the Wall ... Ma!" (from 'White Heat').
Beautifull,greetings from Rome
Hello Simone. Greetings from Florida!
Mariza Lockhart im a fan
I live near here!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
😂 the sheep were saying "you're being baaaaaa-d"
"We hopped the fence for you". Ha. Of course you did. 😆
Carlisle had the absolute worst pub food we ever had in Britain. ☹️
to me 5 stars tv thanks.
Mabe Dolacanus is riding on a spaceship SHAPED like a bull? So close-minded! 😄
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Good content, but listening to yanks lecture on Britain kind of grinds my gears.... 😂
That's probably how other countries feel about hearing Brits lecture on them!
@@WorldofAntiquity haha very true, but atleast we have a decent accent to lecture them with!.. Keep up the good content
What you on about ? they are just as much part of it as the British, where do you think a lot of them came from ???
@@neonskyline1 bit racist... What abiut the native Americans? 😏
@@fghjjjklol your crying about “yanks” delving into British history, then you call some one else racist? You sound like a proper sob twàt.