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Coastline Special: Romans by the sea

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Jun 11, 202630:46Society & Culture

Did you know that Roman emperors had a weakness for English oysters? The Romans arrived in Britain around 43AD and one of their first settlements was at Richborough in Kent, where they found oysters so good they sent the...

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Coastline Special: Romans by the sea is an episode from The English Heritage Podcast by English Heritage. Did you know that Roman emperors had a weakness for English oysters? The Romans arrived in Britain around 43AD and one of their first...

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Published Jun 11, 2026, 30:46 long, audio available.

Coastline Special: Romans by the sea

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