Venta Icenorum
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Venta Icenorum was the Roman-era town that served as the principal urban center of the Iceni tribe in what is now Norfolk, England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venta Belgarum | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| abandonedInPeriod | post-Roman period ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationBy |
Norfolk Archaeological Unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Iceni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Roman
ⓘ
Romano-British ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 5 km south of Norwich city centre ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1929 ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| gridReference | TG230034 ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
domestic buildings
ⓘ
industrial activity ⓘ religious sites or temples ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre (probable or suggested)
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ bath house ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ forum ⓘ public buildings ⓘ street grid ⓘ town walls with gates ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Venta Icenorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed remains (associated structures)
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| liesOn | Roman road network in East Anglia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Caistor St Edmund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Tas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Norfolk Archaeological Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernParish | Caistor St Edmund and Bixley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | market of the Iceni ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRomanSuccessorSettlement | Caistor St Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| servedAs | principal urban centre of the Iceni ⓘ |
| tribalTerritoryOf | Iceni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleAs |
cropmarks
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.