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Roman Period

Roman Conquest of the Deceangli (North-East Wales) 48 AD

48
Flintshire, Wales
Also known as: Scapula raids Deceangli · Roman first Welsh campaign
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Flintshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Deceangli
Forces
Deceangli: c. 1,000–2,000.
VS
Victor
Rome (Ostorius Scapula)
Forces
Romans (Scapula): c. 2,000–3,000
Outcome
Scapula raided the Deceangli in north-east Wales, reaching almost to the Irish Sea before being recalled by Brigantian trouble
The Battle

History & Significance

Scapula campaign against the Deceangli in 48 AD was the first Roman military operation in Wales proper, opening the long process of conquest that would not be completed for thirty years.

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Scheduled Monuments near Roman Conquest of the Deceangli (North-East Wales) 48 AD

St Asaph Bridge
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~0.5 miles
Pont Dafydd (old)
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1.1 miles
Ffynnon Fair (Well), Cefn
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.6 miles
Bedd-y-Cawr Hillfort
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.6 miles
Tyddyn Bleiddyn Burial Chamber
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.8 miles
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