| Fosse Way | Фосс-Уэй (одна из четырёх больших дорог, построенных римлянами в Британии; с каждой стороны дороги был ров; от foss – канава + way – дорога; The Roman road that runs between Exeter and Lincoln; (without cap) any of the British Roman roads having a fosse on either side; Roman road, England, United Kingdom – major Roman road that traversed Britain from southwest to northeast. It ran from the mouth of the River Axe in Devon by Axminster and Ilchester (Lindinae) to Bath (Aquae Sulis) and Cirencester, thence straight for 60 miles (100 km) to High Cross (Venonae), where it intersected Watling Street, and on to Leicester (Ratae). After crossing the River Trent near Newark, it reached Ermine Street south of Lincoln (Lindum). It was probably laid as a military road along the temporary frontier reached in the Roman conquest before AD 47.; Fosse Way – an ancient road in Britain. It ran from Axminster to Lincoln, via Bath and Leicester (about 300 km, 200 miles), and marked the limit of the first stage of the Roman occupation (mid 1st century AD) Taras) |
