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Venta Icenorum Caistor Roman Town, was built after the death of Boudica and the failed Eceni revolt.  However. it was probably built as a result of the almost successful attacks. It is known that the Eceni tribe lived very nearby and is the predecessor of the county town of Norwich.

 

In the valley of the River Tas, immediately to the south of its confluence with the Rivers Yare and Wensum, this was the largest and most important Roman centre of northern East Anglia.

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The Latin name means 'market-place of the Eceni', and Venta was the Roman administrative base for the area of Norfolk, Northern Suffolk and Eastern Cambridgeshire. This was the area which had been controlled in the Iron Age by the Eceni (or Iceni) tribe. Along with Silchester (Hants) and Wroxeter (Shropshire), Venta Icenorum is one of only three major Romano-British towns which have not been buried or destroyed by medieval and modern towns and cities. 

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Important research and conservation work continues. Since 2009, a series of excavations conducted by the University of Nottingham, in partnership with the Trust that owns this site and with South Norfolk Council, has started to provide fascinating new information about Venta. In 2011, the Trust bought an additional 55 acres across the river opposite the West Gate – a valuable addition to the large area already in its care.  A must see for the Boudica tour!

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