h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Bob,

(Haven't checked on the condition of my ties yet)

>>Put Roman words into italics (e.g. mansios, tabernae, caupoae...)<<

All the times or just the first mention an then not after after the first mention

All the times, I think

Hi Al
All done as suggested awaiting comments...

Bob...

Hi Bob,

There are quite a few links you could put in, for example there is an EGE on Bath.

w.r.t. para 1: As I said above, there is some repetition. Suggest:

'Travellers would also need sufficient money to pay the various tolls along the way. the Fosse Way started in Exeter, Devon - Iscia Dumnonioru, from where it travels north east to Lincoln - Lindum. As it continued north, the Fosse Way ends in Lincoln, where it joins Ermine Street where travellers continued their journey north through Owmby and south through Ancaster - Cavsennae. This would suggest trade goods entered Roman Britain from southern end of this major thoroughfare and were distributed throughout Britain, and on to the rest of the Roman world.'

>'Travellers would also need sufficient money to pay the various tolls along the way.
At Lincoln, the Fosse Way joins Ermine Street where travellers continued their journey north through Owmby and south through Ancaster - Cavsennae. This would suggest that trade goods entered Roman Britain from southern end of this major thoroughfare and were distributed throughout Britain, and on to the rest of the Roman world.'

Hi Al

All done as suggested it looks a lot tidier

Awating comments links inserted are there any more.

Bob...

You have Ilchester spelt as Illchester in at least two places.

Oyther links:

Honiton > A10010764
Apollo > loads of links you could select from.

A

London > A6681062

Hi Al thanks for taking the time to go through this.

All added and corrected.

Bob...

It is interesting to note that the longest distance between any points on the journey is the 23 miles (less than one day's travel) between Exeter and Honiton. As wagons and carts could be as slow as 8 miles a day. >

It is interesting to note that the longest distance between any points on the journey is the 23 miles between Exeter and Honiton. This is less than one day's travel for foot soldiers, although wagons and carts could be as slow as 8 miles a day.

You still have at least one Illchester (with two 'l's)


More links:

... TRADE in this resource > A3473967
Diana > either to Diana Ross (A9633693) or Princess of Wales (A749469
Apollo > A428933
Pottery > A3342610

A

Intresting read Bob I drive down the 'fosse' everyday between Shipston on Stour and Moreton in Marsh! Very flooded it was too last week

Hi Al

Thanks for that altered to the Apollo the God rather than the space missions.
Diana no suttable links I can find

All ammended please comment and thanks again for the interest.

Bob...

Hi Cardi-Bling


Iam pleased you like it. Thanks

Bob...

Hi all i have had a sort out of this and made some final additions. please comment.

Hi Bob, I've started reading now and will post what I've noted so far and then come back later when I find the time to read more:

(1. footnote): on each side of thair roads. - their

The road runs south from Exeter in Devon north to Lincoln in Lincolnshire, - that doesn't really make sense to me, maybe write something like: The road runs from Exeter in Devon in the south to Lincoln in Lincolnshire in the north.

Ancaster - Cavsennae. Is that one and the same place, or two different places?

Roman Britain from southern end - from the southern end

and on to the rest of the Roman world - missing a fullstop after world. Dumb question, but what was the rest of the Roman world, olr where was it?

Fosse Way has one clear starting point; - point:


Exeter, - A Roman Legionary Fortress, founded by the II legion in 46 AD, in a riverside settlement of the Dumnonii - A clearly well placed settlement as the town flourished and developed into a prosperous town and a port. -
Exeter: a Roman Legionary Fortress, founded by the II legion in 46 AD in a riverside settlement of the Dumnonii. A clearly well-placed settlement, as the town flourished and developed into a prosperous town and port.

But the Fosse Way has in one place two routes; - However, in one place, the Fosse Way splits into two routes:

Route 1 the north eastern; Exeter - Honiton / Hembury - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath. - Route 1 (north-eastern): Exeter- Honiton / Hembury - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath. (Is Hembury another name for Honiton, or is it a different place?)

Route 1 the eastern; Exeter - Honiton / Hembury - Axminster - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath. - Route 2 (eastern): Exeter - Honiton / Hembury - Axminster - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath.

Hi B'Elana
Ancaster - Cavsennae. Is that one and the same place, or two different places?

Cavsennae the latin name, yes it is the same place.

All done thank you

Bob...

Hello Bob, I'd suggest you put the Latin name in brackets then, as I find it confusing as it is.

This would look like this then: Ancaster (Cavsennae)

You still don't mention what the 'rest of the Roman Empire' comprises of.


You haven't changed the last points (except for correcting the road number), I'd suggest you write them like this:

Exeter: a Roman Legionary Fortress, founded by the II legion in 46 AD in a riverside settlement of the Dumnonii. A clearly well-placed settlement, as the town flourished and developed into a prosperous town and port.

However, in one place, the Fosse Way splits into two routes:


Route 1 (north-eastern): Exeter- Honiton / Hembury - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath. (Is Hembury another name for Honiton, or is it a different place?)


Route 2 (eastern): Exeter - Honiton / Hembury - Axminster - Ham Hill - Ilchester - Shepton Mallet - Camerton - Bath.

You haven't explained about the Honiton/Hembury, either.


Bel

Thanks Bel

>>I'd suggest you put the Latin name in brackets then, as I find it confusing as it is.

This would look like this then: Ancaster (Cavsennae)<<

Help... I would like it to look like this as is going to be part of a series of entries and I would like them all to look the same. How are we going to do it Watling Street got through and I am definatly not saying you are wrong.
A24369951 Watling Street - A Journey through Roman Britain


>>You haven't explained about the Honiton/Hembury, either.<<
Ihave done this with footnotes is that ebough,


Thanks again


Bob...

Bob.
What about the other points then?
And I see that in the Watford Street entry (nice blob, btw) you have the latin names in brackets, so I can't see why you wouldn't do it here.

Watling Street - guess who's tired.

Hi Bel

I have done all the latin in the text (least I thought I had)
I thought you ment the headers.

I will go and have another look

Bob...