Life in Roman York wasn’t all Emperors and Empresses.   What was life like day after day for the regular folk, both soldier and civilian, who lived right here nearly two thousand years ago?  Find out as we walk in their footsteps.  Where did they come from?  What did they eat?  Where did they live? How did they keep clean?  And how, ultimately, were they laid to rest?

 Along the way, we will explore what remains of York’s Roman past, visit the sites of harbours and bath-houses, and discover Roman sarcophagi.  Combining research from archaeological investigations all over the city, alongside insights from objects in the York Museum’s collection, this trail will explore the hidden lives buried under nearly two millennia of history and bring to life some of the voices of Roman York’s past.

User guide

The tour will lead you around York’s historic cityscape, exploring some of its forgotten stories.  At each stop along the trail, listen along to the audio narrative provided and see the photographic illustration to position you at the location, and to reveal historic  and archaeological objects from the site.  These can be accessed via a script, a podcast, or an app as following: 

Resources

• Access the web app (opens in new tab)
• Click here for App script (text document)
• Click here to download and print the free Walking Trail Leaflet
• Click here to listen to the audio trail/Podcast
• Click here for Podcast Script (text document)