Glevum
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Glevum was originally a Roman fort in Roman Britain that became a "colonia" of retired legionaries in AD 97. Today, it is known as Gloucester, in the English county of Gloucestershire. The name Glevum
Conquest of Roman Britain campaigns 43–60 AD
Roman Britain in 410 showing major roads and cities
Detail of one of the mosaics from the Chedworth Roman villa near Glevum
Modern statue of Emperor Nerva in Gloucester. Nerva made Glevum a colonia.
Battle of Deorham
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The Battle of Deorham is portrayed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an important military encounter between the West Saxons and the Britons in the West Country in 577. The Chronicle depicts the battle
Glevum
…Badonicus. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a King Coinmail (according to the original A-text), who may have come from Gloucester, taking part in the Battle of Dyrham in 577, when the city was conquered by the Anglo-Saxons. Many archaeological artifacts and some in situ walls from Roman Glevum may be seen in the…
Earthworks around Hinton Hill, just north of Dyrham, Gloucestershire