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Lincoln, Principia and Forum: A Preliminary Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

Michael J. Jones  and
Brian J. J. Gilmour
Michael J. Jones
Affiliation:
Lincoln Archaeological Trust
Brian J. J. Gilmour
Affiliation:
Lincoln Archaeological Trust
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The location of the forum at Lincoln has been a matter of dispute among scholars for many years. Since the discovery late last century of the so-called ‘Bailgate colonnade’ (see below, p. 69) various arguments have been put forward both for and against the interpretation of this imposing feature as the frontage of a forum-basilica complex. The evidence consisted of the colonnade itself, the ‘Mint Wall’ running westwards from the northernmost columns and probably forming the northern boundary of the complex and, within the area to the south and west of these, several references to finds of tessellated pavements.

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Britannia , Volume 11 , November 1980 , pp. 61 - 72
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Copyright © Michael J. Jones and Brian J. J. Gilmour 1980. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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