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Carmarthen Roman Amphitheatre

Carmarthen

One of only seven surviving Roman amphitheatres in the UK.

Carmarthen, or Moridunum, was one of the most westerly Roman towns in Britain. Its amphitheatre, excavated in 1968, could seat several thousand people, and is one of only seven surviving in the UK.

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When
About AD 100
Where
51.8600, -4.2900
Group
Roman Britain

Visiting

Free to visit on Priory Street.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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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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