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Vercovicium, now known as Housesteads Roman Fort, was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall,〔J.G. Crow, ''Houseteads Roman Fort'', London: English Heritage (1989)〕 in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at Housesteads () in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. ==History== In the 2nd century AD, the garrison consisted of an unknown double-sized auxiliary infantry cohort and a detachment of legionaries from ''Legio II Augusta''. In the 3rd century, it comprised ''cohors I Tungrorum'', augmented by the ''numerus Hnaudifridi'' and the ''cuneus Frisiorum''. The Tungrians were still there in the 4th century, according to the Notitia Dignitatum. By 409 AD the Romans had withdrawn.〔Thomas Brown (2006) ''Celtic Roots'', Trafford Publishing ISBN 1-55212-585-8〕 The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the Wall began in AD 122. Vercovicium was built overlying the original Broad Wall foundation and Turret 36B. The fort was repaired and rebuilt several times, its northern defences being particularly prone to collapse. A substantial civil settlement (''vicus'') existed to the south, outside the fort, and some of the stone foundations can still be seen, including "Murder House", where two skeletons were found beneath an apparently newly laid floor when excavated. Most other early forts straddle the Wall and therefore protrude into barbarian territory. It is also unusual for Britain in that it has no running water supply and is dependent upon rainwater collection (for which purpose there is a series of large stone-lined tanks around the periphery of the defences). It also has one of the best-preserved stone latrines in Roman Britain. The site is now owned by the National Trust and is currently in the care of English Heritage. Finds from Vercovicium can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle upon Tyne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vercovicium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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