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Roman City Wall · Military

Roman sites outside town walls

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: nhle-2189
Site type
City Wall
Category
Military
Latitude
52.5871
Longitude
1.3045
Overview

History & context

Roman sites outside town walls is a Roman city wall site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman sites outside town walls?

Roman sites outside town walls is a Roman city wall site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a city wall site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Roman sites outside town walls?

Roman sites outside town walls is classified as a Roman city wall — 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.

What other Roman sites are near Roman sites outside town walls?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Venta (1 km), Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains (1.3 km), Romano-Celtic temple 590m south east of St James's Church (15.1 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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