Portus Lemanis
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Portus Lemanis was a Roman military and naval port on the coast of southeastern Britain that served as a key base for the Classis Britannica fleet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portus Adurni | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military site
ⓘ
Roman naval base ⓘ Roman port ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Channel crossings
ⓘ
trade in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| builtFor | protection against seaborne raids ⓘ |
| civilization | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| defensiveSystem | Saxon Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defence
ⓘ
military port ⓘ naval base ⓘ supply base ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
auxiliary soldiers
ⓘ
naval troops ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lemanis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stutfall Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFort | late Roman shore fort ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Portus Lemanis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
Roman buildings
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Britain ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lympne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romney Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | former coastline of the English Channel ⓘ |
| modernCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | River Rother (ancient estuary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saxon Shore forts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defences of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| presentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| region | southeast England ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
base for Classis Britannica fleet
ⓘ
control of southeastern British coast ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Classis Britannica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Venta Belgarum
this entity surface form:
Portus Adurni
this entity surface form:
Portus Adurni