Canterbury City Part 1 Walking History Tour Guide Using Postcards Kent UK Jeremy Vaughan Photography

Photography Bob Richards, Paul Crampton, Jeremy Vaughan. #canterbury #city #history #tour #guide #postcards #kent #jeremy #vaughan #photography Early history Durovernum Cantiacorum The Canterbury area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Lower Paleolithic axes, and Neolithic and Bronze Age pots have been found in the area. Canterbury was first recorded as the main settlement of the Celtic tribe of the Cantiaci, which inhabited most of modern-day Kent. In the 1st century AD, the Romans captured the settlement and named it Durovernum Cantiacorum. The Romans rebuilt the city, with new streets in a grid pattern, a theatre, a temple, a forum, and public baths. Although they did not maintain a major military garrison, its position on Watling Street relative to the major Kentish ports of Rutupiae (Richborough), Dubrae (Dover), and Lemanae (Lymne) gave it considerable strategic importance. In the late 3rd century, to defend against attack from barbarians, the Romans built an earth bank around the city and a wall with seven gates, which enclosed an area of 130 acres (53 ha). If you don’t know me already my name is Jeremy Vaughan and I’m exploring and photographing South East Kent as I go. I’d be so grateful for your support, so please do like the video, leave a comment and subscribe to my photography channel!