Isca Dumnoniorum again around 680 with a document that reporting that St Boniface was educated at the abbey in Exeter. Much of the Roman wall survives as the lower courses or inner core of the medieval city walls, 70% of which still exist, largely built on the orders of Alfred the Great to protect the far west of his kingdom following the Viking occupation of 876. The legionary bath complex was excavated in the 1970s, but because of its proximity to the cathedral it was not practicable to retain the excavation for public view. Artifacts from the excavation, however, are displayed with
Julian (name) Julian (name) Julian is a common male given name in Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France (as "Julien"), Italy (as "Giuliano"), Spain, Latin America (as "Julián" in Spanish and "Juliano" or "Julião" in Portuguese) and elsewhere. From the Roman name Julianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from