Venta
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Joe User, R. Warner, R. Talbert
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Last modified
Nov 20, 2020 08:25 PM
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History
Venta was a Roman town in what is now Wales. Established ca. A.D. 75, Venta served as an administrative and mercantile center for the defeated Silures tribe.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79733
51.61112, -2.768044
- Representative Locations:
- DARE Location (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.
- DARMC location 4561 (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Venta (30 BC - AD 640)
- Venta connection Silures (unspecified date range)
- Forum and basilica at Venta located at Venta (unspecified date range)
- Walls of Caerwent (Venta Silurum) located at Venta (AD 43 - AD 410)
settlement
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 E3 Venta
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Caerwent
A.S. Esmonde Cleary, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Elizabeth Robinson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Joe User, R. Warner, and R. Talbert, 'Venta: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/79733> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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