5. Coventina

Roman Northern Frontier 110AD. A near-fatal accident involving her daughter is the catalyst for a confrontation between Lepidina and Coventina.

Series about everyday life in a Roman fort on the Northern Frontier.

Written by Catherine Czerkawska.

Inspired by the wooden writing tablets recently found at the site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.

Coventina .... Heledd Baskerville
Lepidina .... Shuna Snow
Julius .... Luke Griffin

Original music by Sian Burns.

Director: Lawrence Jackson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.