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The Antonine Itinerary - Iter 1

From Bremenio (High Rochester, Northumberland)

To Praetorio (Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire)

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The distance figures for Iter VIII add up to 228, one more than the stated total of 227, implying at least one error. This could be at Crocolano (Brough), where the given distance is too great by one. The rest of the itinerary appears free from major errors, and all the places are known.

It is worth mentioning briefly the distance from Littleborough to Lincoln, given both here and in Iter VIII as 14 miles. During the research for this website a previously unknown road was discovered, from Lincoln to a point along RR28a near Scampston, to which we have given the number RR28aa. This road shortens the distance from Lincoln to Littleborough by 0.75 Roman miles, there are therefore two potential distances, 13.6 miles and 14.35 miles between the two sites, which unfortunately both round off to 14. Therefore, the route could have gone either way, so we are unable to determine whether or not the “new” road was constructed before the Itinerary was compiled.


Rivet, A.L.F. & Smith, Colin (1979); The Place-names of Roman Britain; B.T. Batsford Ltd., London


References:


Itinerary Text


Itinerary Distance


Modern name

Actual Roman Miles

Error

Margary route number

Comment


Item ab Eburaco Londinio, m.p. ccxxvii  (also, from York to London, 227 miles)


Lagecio


m.p. xxi


Castleford

23

-2

RR 28c



Dano


m.p. xvi


Doncaster

18

-2

RR 28b



Ageloco


m.p. xxii


Littleborough

23

-1

RR 28a



Lindo


m.p. xiiii


Lincoln

14

0

RR 28a/28aa



Crococalano


m.p. xiiii


Brough

13

1

RR 5f



Margiduno


m.p. xiiii


Castle Hill

15

-1

RR 5f



Vernemeto


m.p.  xii


Willoughby

12

0

RR 5f



Ratis


m.p.  xii


Leicester

14

-2

RR 5f



Vennonis


m.p.  xii


High Cross

12

0

RR 5e



Bannavanto


m.p.  xviiii


Whilton Lodge

19

0

RR 1f



Magiovinio


m.p. xxviii


Dropshort

28

0

RR 1e



Durocobrivis


m.p.  xii


Dunstable

12

0

RR 1e



Verolamo


m.p.  xii


St. Albans

13

-1

RR 1e



Londinio


m.p.  xxi


London

22

-1

RR 1d



Itinerary total


m.p. ccxxviii







Entry compiled by Mike Haken, last updated: 1 February 2017