The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.
The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.
  • Archeologists in Britain discovered what they believe to be an ancient Roman shrine.
  • The discovery was made beneath a graveyard on the grounds of a cathedral in Leicester, England.
  • Leicester was originally the site of a Roman town named Ratae Corieltavorum.

Archeologists in Britain discovered what they believe to be an ancient Roman shrine or place of worship beneath a graveyard on the grounds of a cathedral.