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The towering Roman gate re-built in Kent, 2,000 years after it originally went up

A Roman gateway has been erected in Kent, exactly 1,980 years after its original incarnation. James Fisher reports.

A reconstructed Roman gateway and rampart, which will provide ‘panoramic views’ across Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre in Kent, has opened. The gateway, which stands some 26ft tall, has been built on the exact spot of one built for the original fortification in 43AD.

In 2021, archaeologists discovered large holes in the Roman ground surface…

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