A rainy British city was once the centre of the Roman Empire – but which one?

Rome, Italy, was briefly unseated as centre of the Roman Empire by a town in northern England (Picture: Getty)Believe it or not, Rome was not always the centre of the Roman Empire. For a time, that honour went to Carlisle.Yes, the rainy Cumbrian city a stone’s throw from the Scottish border in north west England was the seat of power for one of the world’s greatest civilisations, according to archaeologists digging up the local cricket ground.Six years of excavation have revealed it