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Caerleon Roman Fortress

Caerleon, Newport

A Roman legion's base, with an amphitheatre linked to King Arthur.

Caerleon was the base of the Second Augustan Legion, around 5,500 soldiers. You can see the best-preserved Roman amphitheatre in Britain, the only legionary barracks on view in Europe, and great fortress baths.

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When
From AD 75
Where
51.6098, -2.9570
Group
Roman Britain

Visiting

Cadw sites and the National Roman Legion Museum, free to visit.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
Read the full story in the book

The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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