Column (headquarters, Eburacum (York))

Roman column This Roman column once stood within the great hall of the headquarters building of the fortress of the Sixth Legion (whose emblem was a bull in the fourth century AD). It was found in 1969 during the excavation of the south transept of the Minster. Lying where it had collapsed.

It was given by the Dean & Chapter to the York Civic Trust, who in 1971 erected it on this site to mark the 1900 anniversary of the foundation of the city by the Romans in AD 71.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, York
geo:53.961636,-1.081802
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This Roman column once stood within the great hall of the headquarters building of the fortress. It was erected on this spot to mark the 1900th anniversary of the foundation of Eburacum.

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Statue of Constantine (Eburacum, York)

Death of Emperor Septimus Severus.

Emperor Septimius Severus died on February 4, 211 in Eboracum.

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Statue of Constantine (Eburacum, York)

Death of Emperor Septimus Severus.

Via Principalis (Eburacum, York)