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Roman Period

Roman defense of Arbeia fort, South Shields

122–400
Tyne and Wear, England
Also known as: Arbeia supply fort operations
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Tyne and Wear, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
coastal raiders c. 200–400.
VS
Victor
Romans
Forces
Romans c. 500–800 naval/garrison force
Outcome
Arbeia served as the main supply base for the eastern Wall; large granaries excavated; naval operations from the mouth of the Tyne
The Battle

History & Significance

Arbeia at the Tyne mouth was the Roman navy's base for supplying the Wall from the sea. Its massive granaries stored grain to feed the entire eastern garrison. The fort commanded the crucial sea route that kept the Wall supplied

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Scheduled Monuments near Roman defense of Arbeia fort, South Shields

Roman fort, South Shields
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
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Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Village of Jarrow
Scheduled monument · ~1.8 miles
Tynemouth Iron Age and Romano-British settlements, monasteries, site of lighthouse, cross, motte, enclosure and artillery castles and later coastal defences
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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