Noviomagus
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette, R. Warner, R. Talbert
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Apr 23, 2025 09:16 AM
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History
Noviomagus (Noviomagus Cantiacorum) was a Roman settlement located in southeastern Britain near Westminster on Watling Street.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79623
51.444865, 0.171434
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
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- Less than certain: Madvs (Madus: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Noviomagus (30 BC - AD 640)
- Noviomagus located on Watling Street (unspecified date range)
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settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 H3 Noviomagus
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Crayford
A.S. Esmonde Cleary, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette, R. Warner, and R. Talbert, 'Noviomagus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79623> [accessed: 14 February 2026]
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WRONG. Multiple places in Britain called Noviomagus, or similar, have confused everyone. Discussed at www.romaneranames.uk/n/noviomag.htm. Crayford is certainly wrong.