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title: Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16406/housesteads-roman-fort-barracks/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-09-27
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# Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16406.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16406.jpg)

## Image Caption

Housesteads [Roman Fort](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Fort/) *(Vercovicium*) had at least ten barrack blocks that provided adequate accommodation for the milliary cohorts. Two such buildings are still visible in the northeast quarter of the fort. The barracks were long and narrow, aligned east to west and typically subdivided into ten rooms (*contubernia*). A larger room stood at the end of the barrack block, intended for the [centurion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Centurion/) who lived with his family and slaves.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, September 21). Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16406/housesteads-roman-fort-barracks/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16406/housesteads-roman-fort-barracks/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Housesteads Roman Fort, Barracks." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Sep 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16406/housesteads-roman-fort-barracks/>.

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