The Emperor Nero's Pottery and Tilery at Little London, Pamber, by Silchester, Hampshire

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The Emperor Nero's Pottery and Tilery at Little London, Pamber, by Silchester, Hampshire : Roman Society Publications : 9780907764502 : 0907764509 : 28 Oct 2022 : Previously suspected on the basis of a tile stamped with the name and titles of the Emperor Nero found alongside other brick and tile in the ploughsoil, excavation of two tile kilns at Little London near Silchester, Hampshire confirmed production during the reign of Nero. In addition to the manufacture of standard bricks and roofing materials, the kilns produced the more specialist materials required for building bath houses. Work on the fabrics and distinctive, roller-stamped flue-tiles show that products reached a wide variety of destinations between Cirencester, some 100km to the north-west, and Chichester, on the south coast, though Silchester appears to have been the main market and is the only location where Nero-stamped tile has so far been found. A suggestion is made linking the stamped tile to the visit to Britain by

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