Roman-Era Britons Lived In Suburbia...(have Bath, will travel)

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Roman-Era Britons Lived In Suburbia

By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News


Jan. 20, 2005 — A spa treatment followed by a trip to the suburbs for a bit of shopping and dining sounds like a day in the life of a wealthy suburbanite, but it also could describe someone's schedule from around the 1st century A.D., as archaeologists in Bath, England have identified an ancient suburb located outside of Bath's main city center.

Since suburbs dating to the Roman period also have been found around other major cities, such as London, the finding adds to the evidence that suburban living is not a modern phenomenon....cont'd

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050117/romansuburb.html

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1. the first

Lactus Regina in the strip mall was found just steps away...

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2. this is very cool.

i spent my junior year of college in bath going to the university there. it's a beautiful city. that was 30 years ago and i'd love to go back and see it again.