Venta Belgarum
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Venta Belgarum, or Venta Bulgarum, was a town in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, the civitas capital of the local tribe, the Belgae, and which later became the city of Winchester.
Exposed section of the Roman foundations which lie underneath the medieval city walls
Roman mosaic found locally, now in the Winchester museum
Red Roman bricks are mixed with medieval material in this wall on St. George's Street.
Britannia Superior
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Britannia Superior was a province of Roman Britain created after the civil war between Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus. Although Herodian credits Severus with dividing Roman Britain into the Nor
Venta Belgarum
…Venta Belgarum, or Venta Bulgarum, was a town in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, the civitas capital of the local tribe, the Belgae, and which later became the city of Winchester. The name is Proto-Celtic in origin: Venta comes…
A plaque dedicated to the fortified defences at Calleva Atrebatum, a town in Britannia Superior
An example of a fortified Roman wall built at Calleva Atrebatum found near modern day Silchester
A plaque dedicated to Britannia Superior settlement Calleva Atrebatum
A plaque dedicated to the Roman amphitheater at Britannia Superior settlement, Calleva Atrebatum