Richborough Castle Richborough Castle Richborough Castle contains the ruins of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, collectively known as Richborough Fort or Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in Richborough near Sandwich, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Rutupiae or Portus Ritupis was founded by the Romans after their invasion of Britain in 43. Because of its position near the mouth of the Stour, Rutupiae was the major British port under the Romans and the starting point for their equivalent of Watling Street. Additional routes connected Durovernum (Canterbury) with further ports at Dubris (Dover), Lemanis (Lympne), and Regulbium (Reculver). Earth fortifications were first dug
Jesus (name) Jesus (name) Jesus (IPA: ) is a masculine given name derived from the name Iēsous (Greek: ), the Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (Hebrew: ). As its roots lie in the name Yeshua, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua. "Jesus" remains extremely rare as a given name among the English-speaking world, even while it has had longstanding popularity among people with other language background, such as the Spanish Jesús or the Arabic Isa. The name Jesus is a Greco-Roman derivation of the Hebrew name Yeshua, which is based on the Semitic root "y-š-ʕ" (Hebrew: ),