The Form and Growth of the City Roman Town
After the army left Exeter, the site of their fortress became a town known as Isca Dumnoniorum. The town began to grow outside of the old fortress, so by AD 180-200 a new wall was built enclosing 93 acres. In the third and fourth centuries some grand houses laid mosaic floors, but by about AD 360 a decline had set in. Much of the urban life of the last 300 years seemed to end and the people turned to farming.
Exeter has one of the longest and most distinguished histories of any British city and you can explore over 250,000 years of it through Time Trail.
The story is told through hundreds of objects from RAMM's collections and with images of historic buildings and archaeological sites.
Try our games and puzzles section to have a go at building a Roman mosaic or explore historic Exeter in Minecraft. Have you tried our new trails for mobiles?
