Ratae Corieltavorum

Ratae Corieltavorum. Roman Leicester. Ratae Corieltavorum , Leicester is an ancient settlement that existed long before the Romans invaded Brain in AD 43. It was under the Romans however that it really prospered, developing into an important town known as Ratae Corieltavorum. It lay along the Fosse Way, a major Roman road linking Exeter in the south to Lincoln in the North., What did Roman Leicester look like? , The streets of Roman Leicester were laid out in a grid system. Jubilee Square lies over what remains of the forum and basilica at the heart of the Roman town. Other public buildings of importance included the macellum or market hall, public baths and a mithraeum or temple., What remains of Roman Leicester today? , Part of the wall of the town's baths complex is still standing and can be seen next to Jewry Wall Museum. Other remarkable finds from Leicester's Roman past include the "Peacock Pavement" found near the forum and painted wall plaster from the "Blue Boar Townhouse".