Britain's Pompeii - The Roman town of Wroxeter

Visitors to the ruins of Wroxeter in the heart of Shropshire are surprised to hear archaeologists compare it to Pompeii - the Roman town famously buried in the ashes of Mount Vesuvius.  But the analogy is real.  Both towns were a similar size and neither was destroyed by later development.  So each provides a fascinating window into Roman town life. For decades Dr Roger White of the University of Birmingham has revealed the secrets of Wroxeter and the people who lived there. Keywords: Romans, Dr Roger White, Wroxeter, Pompeii

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HWM On Air - the audio channel of History West Midlands – tells the enthralling stories of the people who shaped the heart of England and the world beyond. These programmes introduce you to fascinating people and events - from Anglo Saxon warrior kings; to radical thinkers driving forward the Industrial Revolution; and, the great political orators of the 19th and 20th centuries, in the historic counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Let us take you on a journey onto battlefields; into cathedrals; and, through the forests where Shakespeare walked as well as those cradles of modern industry Birmingham. Stoke-on-Trent and the Ironbridge Gorge.