BattlefieldsCarausian Exeter Defence
Roman Period

Carausian Exeter Defence

287
England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Outcome
Exeter held as a functioning Carausian administrative centre
The Battle

History & Significance

During the rule of the breakaway Britannic emperor Carausius, Exeter served as an administrative and garrison centre for the south-west; defensive measures and garrison activities at Isca Dumnoniorum formed part of the wider Carausian fortification of coastal and river approaches.

Forces Involved

The size of the opposing forces is not recorded in the surviving sources.

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