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You can also see the cramped rooms where the men slept and stored their weapons – the only Roman legionary barracks still on view in Europe. And you can walk through the great north entrance into the most complete Roman amphitheatre in Britain and imagine the din of 6,000 people baying for blood. How to visit.
Roman Wales was the farthest point west that the Roman Empire in Roman Britain extended to, and as a defence point, the fortress at Caerleon built in AD 75 was one of only three permanent Roman Legionary fortresses in Roman Britain. It was occupied and operational for just over 200 years.
Book. The luxury and bloodshed of life in a Roman fortress. Where: Caerleon. Type: Historic Site. Attraction information. Get in touch. High Street, Caerleon, NP18 1AE. 01633 422518. CaerleonFortressBaths@gov.wales. https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerleon-roman-fortress-and-baths. Found a problem with this page? Report it here.
Mar 29, 2021 · Caerleon Roman Fortress in Wales is home to the impressive remains of a 1st century Roman Legionary barracks, fortifications, amphitheatre and baths. They are the only Roman legionary barracks on display in Europe, and their amphitheatre is the best-preserved in Britain!
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Apr 1, 2024 · About. The site of the 50-acre (20.3ha) Roman legionary fortress of Isca, the permanent base of the Second Augustan Legion in Britain from about A.D. 75. Impressive remains of the fortress baths, amphitheatre, barracks, and fortress wall. The luxury and bloodshed of life in a Roman fortress.
Caerleon, traditionally associated with the legendary King Arthur by Geoffrey of Monmouth, was a Welsh kingdom and lordship, mainly in Welsh hands until 1217, and thereafter it was a marcher (border district) lordship.
Accommodation. HERITAGE RATING: HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: Rare 1st-century barracks remains. The Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon. In 74 AD the II Augusta Legion founded a fort at Isca, in what is now Caerleon. The fort was built in the territory of the most powerful tribe in southern Wales, the Silures.
