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The Roman campaigns of conquest in Wales are documented in surviving ancient sources, which record in particular the resistance and ultimate conquest of two of the five native tribes, the Silures of the south east, and the Ordovices of central and northern Wales. Aside from the many Roman-related discoveries at sites along the southern coast ...
Traditional arrangement of the Roman provinces after Camden, [1] This is a list of cities in Great Britain during the period of Roman occupation from 43 AD to the 5th century. Roman cities were known as civitas in Latin. They were mostly fortified settlements where native tribal peoples lived, governed by the Roman officials.
A partial list of Roman place names in Great Britain. [1] This list includes only names documented from Roman times. For a more complete list including later Latin names, see List of Latin place names in Britain. The early sources for Roman names show numerous variants and misspellings of the Latin names.
This is a list of cities and towns founded by the Romans. It lists cities established and built by the ancient Romans to have begun as a colony, often for the settlement of citizens or veterans of the legions. Many Roman colonies in antiquity rose to become important commercial and cultural centers, transportation hubs and capitals of global ...
Roman towns in what is now Wales, by original name if known Pages in category "Roman towns in Wales" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Roman towns in Wales (6 P) V. Roman villas in Wales (2 P) Pages in category "Roman sites in Wales"
Caerwent (Welsh: Caer-went) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales.It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport.It was founded by the Romans as the market town of Venta Silurum, an important settlement of the Brythonic Silures tribe.
The fort lasted until about 120, when the associated civilian vicus took over and the place became a town. [1] A map from 1723 by William Stukeley places Mori dunum (Caermarthen) at the western extremity of the network of Roman roads in Southern Wales. [2]