Isca Silurum
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, jfu
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Last modified
Nov 06, 2024 05:05 PM
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History
Roman legionary fortress at present-day Caerleon. Base of Legio II Augusta from ca. A.D. 75-300. Also known as Isca Augusta and Isca Silurum.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79532
51.610323, -2.955263
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location: Centerpoint of the ancient site (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Caerleon (English, modern)
- Isca (30 BC - AD 640)
- Isca Augusta (Latin, 30 BC - AD 640)
- Isca Silurum (Latin, modern)
- Isca Silurum connection Watling Street (unspecified date range)
- Caerleon Roman amphitheatre located at Isca Silurum (30 BC - AD 300)
- Great Bulmore connection Isca Silurum (unspecified date range)
fort
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 E3 Isca
A.S. Esmonde Cleary, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Sean Gillies, and jfu, 'Isca Silurum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79532> [accessed: 21 November 2024]
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