The Wroxeter Roman city mosaic.
Fromstatue headstoRoman roads, archeologists are still making discoveries about the once-thriving outposts of the Empire.
One important remnant of Roman Britain is the city ofWroxeter, known at the time asViriconium.
The Wroxeter Roman city mosaic. (Photo:English Heritage)
The ruins of the bathhouse can still be seen above ground.
The rest of the city lies buriedmuch of it still waiting to be documented.
The archeologists, including trainee students, dug trenches to search for the Civic Temple that once existed.
A fish swims through the mosaic. (Photo:English Heritage)
An impressive mosaic buried under soil for 2,000 years was also discovered.
The mosaic was likely created in the second century CE.
A fish swims through the mosaic.
