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Isca Silurum

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Alternate name (a modern invention) of Roman fort known as Isca (or Isca Augusta) at present-day Caerleon, intended to differentiate it from Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter). Isca lay in the territory of the Silures tribe.

Romanized Name(s):
Isca Silurum

Name as attested:

Isca Silurum

Language:
Latin

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

Citation:

Bob Trett, "The origins of Isca Silurum and the Via Julia," Caerleon.Net (2004)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 E3 Isca

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