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Derventio, Delgovicia and Praetorio: Some Roman-Period Place-Names of Eastern Yorkshire Revisited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2017

Pete Wilson*
Affiliation:
Maltonrareyarchaeology@btinternet.com

Abstract

A recently proposed alternative name for Roman-period Malton/Norton is challenged and a location for the previously unidentified site of Praetorio is offered.

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Shorter Contributions
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2017. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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