Blestium
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Blestium was a small fort and iron working centre in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, part of Roman Britain. It has been identified with the site of the later town of Monmouth in south east W
A plaque on Lloyds TSB records the fort's position.
Lloyds TSB bank, Monnow Street
Wales in the Roman era
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The Roman era in the area of modern Wales began in 48 AD, with a military invasion by the imperial governor of Roman Britain. Most of the native tribes were under Roman subjugation by 90 AD. Roman rul
Blestium
…II listed, and, as the plaque indicates, it was built over the remains of Blestium. However, the Roman site itself does not have a heritage listing. Wales in the Roman Era Arnold, Christopher J; Davies, Jeffrey L (2000). Roman & Early Medieval Wales. Stroud: Sutton Publishing…
Roman Wales, c. 48 — c. 395: Military Forts, Fortlets, and Roads
Aerial view of the amphitheatre at Caerleon.
Roman Walls at Caerwent (Venta Silurum), erected c. 350.
Remains of the Pillar of Eliseg near the town of Llangollen, Wales, erected c. 855. It lists Magnus Maximus as an ancestor of a medieval Welsh king.