Fosse Way

A Roman road in England, from Devon to Lincoln (southwest to northeast), marking the line originally chosen by the invading Romans as the frontier of the new province before 47 AD. The road was needed to link a line of forts. The line, however, proved unsatisfactory and the frontier was soon pushed northward, leaving Fosse Way to serve as a major cross-country trunk route of the expanded province.

Roman road in England stretching from Exeter to Lincoln. The road marks the line originally chosen by the invading Romans as frontier (limes") for the new province. A service road was needed to link a line of forts. The line, however, rapidly proved unsatisfactory, and the frontier was soon pushed forward, leaving the Fosse Way to become a major cross-country trunk route of the expanded province.