What have the Romans ever done for us?

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Hadrian's wall ends at Segedunum fort at Wallsend where English Heritage have excavated the site and built a museum to house some of the artifacts. As we walked the last 5 miles through Newcastle we reflected on the question posed by John Cleese in the Life of Brian; "What have the Romans ever done for us?" Google it and you will find this Monty Python sketch on YouTube.

Apart from aqueducts, wine, roads, education, medicines, sanitation, irrigation, plumbing, public baths, and civil order what have the Romans ever done for us? You can add urban planning, franchising, recycling, and possibly much more.

Now back in Canada enjoying the many benefits bestowed by the Romans.

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Photos

Corbridge Lion
Fountain found in a well

Wallsend
After approximately 90 mile in 10 days

Ahhh
Celebration paddle in the north sea.

Millennium bridge
A tilting bridge. Engineering simplicity

Comments

[Judy Spring]

Final steps
Congratulations - your blog reminds me that we have lots of Roman sites to inspire us. Your walk sounded wonderful and you seemed to have had decent weather too. Hope you are now ready to plan the next one. All the very best from us both