Roman fort of Mamucium
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The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mamucium | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| abandonedBy |
Roman army
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman military
|
| abandonedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mancunium
ⓘ
Manucium ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations |
20th century
ⓘ
late 20th century Castlefield excavations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | origin of Manchester ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| connectedByRoadTo |
Bremetennacum
ⓘ
Deva Victrix ⓘ Eboracum ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Roman army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | AD 79 ⓘ |
| foundedDuringReignOf | Emperor Titus ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
military fort ⓘ strategic outpost ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Roman auxiliary cohort
ⓘ
auxiliary troops ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
foundations of internal buildings
ⓘ
reconstructed defensive walls ⓘ reconstructed gatehouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Manchester city centre layout ⓘ |
| latinNameOf | early Manchester settlement ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castlefield
ⓘ
England ⓘ Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ North West England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | sandstone bluff above the River Medlock ⓘ |
| modernCity | Manchester ⓘ |
| modernSite |
Castlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Castlefield Urban Heritage Park
|
| near |
River Irwell
ⓘ
River Medlock ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
Roman road network in Britain ⓘ |
| preceded | medieval town of Manchester ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of local tribes
ⓘ
protection of road junction ⓘ |
| region | Brigantian territory ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.