Eboracum Modern statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great outside York Minster Shown within England Alternate name Eburacum Location York, North Yorkshire, England Region Britannia Coordinates 53°57′42″N 01°04′50″W﻿ / ﻿53.96167°N 1.08056°W﻿ / 53.96167; -1.08056Coordinates: 53°57′42″N 01°04′50″W﻿ / ﻿53.96167°N 1.08056°W﻿ / 53.96167; -1.08056 Type Fortification and settlement History Builder Quintus Petillius Cerialis Founded 71 Periods Roman Imperial Site notes Archaeologists Leslie Peter Wenham