Site of a Roman legionary fortress (ca. 67 A.D.) and later colonia (founded ca. 97-98 A.D.) at modern day Gloucester.
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Site of a Roman legionary fortress (ca. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
Col. Glevum is classified as a Roman fort — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Remains of Roman wall (0.2 km), Roman tilery at St Oswald's Priory (0.5 km), Barnwood Roman cemetery (3.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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