| Roman Chester The History of Chester can be dated back to the Romans who named Chester Deva (pronounced Dewa) after the spirit of the River Dee. Roman Chester was considered as important then as Londinium (London). The Romans didn't just create a small fort here, they meant to stay, building a city for their 20th Legion. The Romans built Chester as a strategic position at the centre of Roman Britain, with plans to sail from the River Dee to invade Ireland and North Wales.
Today you can still walk along Roman roads in the centre of Chester; Via Praetoria and Via Principalis (Now Bridge St. and Eastgate). The Romans also built a network of roads from the South East of Britain to Chester and on North to Hadrian's Wall.
Vist the Roman Amphitheatre which was the largest in Britain. Used for entertainment and military training, there have been two stone-built amphitheatres on the site. Enjoy the Roman Gardens , a small garden and park complex close to the Amphitheatre which contains a number of Roman finds and artefacts gathered from various sites in Roman Chester. |