Isca Silurum
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Isca Silurum was a major Roman legionary fortress and settlement in Roman Britain, located at modern-day Caerleon in South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isca Silurum canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legionary fortress
ⓘ
Roman settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedAsFortress | early 4th century AD ⓘ |
| amphitheatreCapacity | about 6000 spectators ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Silures ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Romans ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | c. AD 74 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists since the 19th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio II Augusta ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
amphitheatre known as the "Caerleon Amphitheatre" ⓘ barracks ⓘ bath house ⓘ civilian settlement (canabae) ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ ditches ⓘ gates ⓘ granaries ⓘ legionary fortress ⓘ principia ⓘ via praetoria ⓘ via principalis ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | National Roman Legion Museum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected ancient monument ⓘ |
| latinName |
Maxima Caesariensis
ⓘ
surface form:
Isca Augusta
|
| locatedIn |
Caerleon
ⓘ
Newport ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ South Wales ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Usk ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| modernName | Caerleon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Silures ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement | Caerleon ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman military frontier in Wales ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | military ⓘ |
| region |
Monmouthshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Monmouthshire (historic)
|
| secondaryFunction | civilian settlement centre ⓘ |
| significance |
major base for Roman control of Wales
ⓘ
one of only three permanent legionary fortresses in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman era in Britain ⓘ |
| usedAs | permanent legionary base ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.