Walking Britain's Roman Roads

Dan Jones explores Britain's Roman roads, beginning with the country's oldest and longest, which runs from the Kent coast to Shropshire and passes through key sites of Emperor Claudius' invasion and Boudicca's rebellion.

Dan Jones explores the historic Roman road of Ermine Street, which connected the cities of London and York. Along the way, he examines religion in Roman Britain.

Dan Jones explores Roman roads Dere Street, the northern-most Roman road in Britain running from York to Scotland, and Stanegate, a key east-west route that runs alongside the great defensive barrier of Hadrian's Wall. His journey reveals the story of Roman military and its colonial ambitions in Britain.

Dan Jones travels along Fosse Way, arguably Britain's most hedonistic Roman Road, a route which stretches for 230 miles through the heart of England.

Dan Jones travels the historic Roman road of Ermin Way, which links the two Roman towns of Calleva Atrebatum and Glevum, now known as Silchester and Gloucester. Not to be confused with Ermine Street, which runs from London to York, Ermin Way is arguably Britain's most industrial Roman road.

Dan Jones travels along Stane Street, which runs 67 miles from London to Chichester, and discovers what led the Romans to abandon Britain in the Fifth Century.