THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND SMELLS OF A ROMAN FORT

Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall is Britain’s most complete Roman fort. From the remains of its buildings, we can get a good idea of what it looked like. But how did the bathhouse smell? Or, perhaps more importantly, what about the latrines? What did the food taste like? And what sounds would the Roman soldiers stationed there have heard? 

Join Amy, English Heritage Curator of History, Andrew Roberts and sensory archaeologist Dr Giacomo Savani on site as they explore this remarkable fort.