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.

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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.

Roman town of Venta Belgarum connectedTo Portus Lemanis
subject surface form: Venta Belgarum
this entity surface form: Portus Adurni
Classis Britannica hadBase Portus Lemanis
Saxon Shore forts hasPart Portus Lemanis
this entity surface form: Portus Adurni
Saxon Shore forts hasPart Portus Lemanis