Food the Romans gave us – Cibum Romanum
10th Sep 2021 - 19th Sep 2021 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
A self-guided trail with herbs and pictures of fruits, with their Latin names, around the Manor House grounds. There will be pots with herbs in the western garden, many of which were used for cooking.
In AD79 the Romans arrived in Ilkley to stay. They called it Olicana. They built a fort to guard the river crossing and keep a watch over the local Brigantes. Over the next three hundred years, they introduced many fruits and other foods which we take for granted today. It is believed that the cherry stones thrown away by the marching Roman soldiers seeded the cherry trees we have today.
There is a trail to follow with herbs and pictures of fruits, with their Latin names, around the Manor House grounds. There will be pots with herbs in the western garden, many of which were used for cooking.
