More England Photos: Calleva Atrebatum
Here are another few photos from our England vacation. After touring the Reading Abbey (see below), we headed out to the Silchester Roman Town (aka Calleva Atrebatum). Here are a couple of shots of the Roman wall that surrounded the town:
The amphitheater for Calleva Atrebatum stood just outside the town walls. It still exists and is in pretty fair shape. Lisa, the kids, and I took turns having a few gladiatorial battles, re-enacting some of what the kids are learning in their history instruction:
Comments
I enjoyed the Wiki entry on Calleva. I didn't realize there was a church there.
Posted by: Gloria Nafziger | June 7, 2007 7:02 AM
At the point where we peeled off to visit the amphitheater, I think the church was off to the right. If you search for "Silchester" on Google Maps, you can see Calleva in the satellite photo. It's just east of the green arrow identifying the present-day village.
Posted by: Don Roberts | June 7, 2007 8:42 AM