Winchester (Venta Belgarum) became the civitas capital of the Belgae tribe, positioned at the crossing of the Itchen river on the main road from the Solent to London. The Belgae were an amalgamated tribal group with mixed Gaulish and British ancestry. The rapid establishment of civilian urban infrastructure suggests the Belgae submitted or cooperated quickly.
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