When the 9th Roman Legion arrived in AD 70 they built a fortress – this huge military camp formed the foundation of the modern city of York. Roman soldiers were garrisoned in the city for over three centuries and a huge provincial town grew up around them. Eboracum was a city at the edge of Empire; it was a seat of power visited by Roman Emperors. A thriving metropolitan hub and a cultural and technological boiling pot.This book introduces the archaeology of Eboracum – the people, the places, and the objects are all discussed in an accessible way and illustrated with high-resolution images. Adam Parker is the Assistant Curator of Archaeology at the Yorkshire Museum and a PhD Student in Classical Studies with the Open University. He has worked on the public presentation of York’s incredible archaeological remains for many years and published several articles on his thesis subject: the archaeology of magic in Roman Britain.