Excerpt from The Roman Fort Manchester The present volume (with its supplement) represents the work of the Excavation Committee of the Manchester and District Branch of the Classical Association for the year following the publication of the Report entitled Melandra Castle. As was the case in that volume, a brief summary of the Proceedings of the Branch, prepared by the Honorary Secretaries, has been appended. The composite nature of the Report calls for a word of explanation. The work at Toothill and Melandra (described in a supplementary volume) was undertaken in the ordinary course of events on behalf of the regular subscribers to the Excavation Fund. But the present volume deals with the work done at Castlefield, the whole expense of which was met by donations liberally given at the time by a large number of Manchester citizens. Nearly all the books that treat of the Roman occupation of Manchester are now out of print. It was therefore thought that the account of the recent excavations would be rendered much more acceptable, if it were accompanied by articles dealing somewhat more widely with the matter in hand. This decision has resulted in the addition of several valuable contributions by experts to the literature of the subject, including a complete catalogue of the Roman Coins of Manchester, which is a volume in itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.