"Invasion, conquest, murder, rebellion,
execution - Fortress Deva is the biggest story
to emerge in the last 100 years about the
true extent of Rome's military ambitions in
Europe."
The History Channel
Breaking the Deva Code:
The Roman military machine built Fortress Deva in AD 75 in a
remote northern outpost of the Empire
... but its exact purpose
had baffled experts for decades.
The Mystery:
2,000 years ago, the massive military structure of Fortress Deva -
now modern day Chester - marked the very edges of the
Roman Empire and the limit of the known world.
Fortress Deva was the strategic command base of the infamous
Twentieth Legion for 250 years - the elite fighting force
instrumental in the crushing defeat of Boudica's rebellion and
who later built Hadrian's Wall.
But the sheer extraordinary scale of Deva confounded
archaeologists for generations. What was one of the largest
military garrisons in Europe doing in a remote outpost of the
Roman Empire?
The Detective Story:
Now after 40 years of meticulous detective work, new
excavations and recent major discoveries
- including Britain's
Lost Colosseum - Roman experts can finally reveal the true
significance of Fortress Deva, one of the great mysteries of the
Roman world.
Extras:
The Quay Wall
The Strongroom
Building the Fortress Wall
Reconstructing the Mega-Fortress
Eagles Over Chester - Chester and environs
from the air, including parts of Holt and Farndon.
Raising the Tethering Block - footage of
the raising of a unique object from the Chester
Roman Amphitheatre excavations.
Total Running Time: 96 mins approx.
PAL only.
As of early December 2008, the following places are
stocking the DVD:
Waterstones in Eastgate Row, Chester.
Borders at The Coliseum (by the Cheshire Oaks).
The Chester Tourism Information Office.
The Chester Visitor Centre, opposite Grosvenor Park.
The Grosvenor Museum shop.
Or, mail order from:
Planet X Television
Obsidian Offices
4 Chantry Court
Sovereign Way
Chester West Employment Park
CH1 4QN
Tel: 01244 394206
Further enquiries:
£12.99 plus 50p postage & packing
Cheques only please, payable to 'Planet X
Television' - sorry, no credit cards.
Page Updated - 18th December, 2008