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Deva Victrix

Deva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of the modern city of Chester. The fortress was built by the Legio II Adiutrix in the 70s AD as the Roman army advanced north against the Brigantes, and rebuilt completely over the next few decades by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix. In the early…

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Location
Chester, Cheshire, England
Built
Mid 70s AD
Periods
Roman Imperial
Region
Britannia
Type
Fortification and settlement

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Civilian settlement

Legionary quarry

Legionary baths

The Port

Amphitheatre

Elliptical building

Possible capital of Britannia

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Deva Victrix

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Deva Victrix

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related to Possible capital of Britannia · 34
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related to Civilian settlement · 22
Deva Victrix → AD, Anglo-Saxons, As, Augustine, Britain, British Latin, Canterbury, Cemeteries, Chester, Christopher Snyder, Indeed, Latin, Most, Once, Roman, Romano-British, Settlement, St, The, The Grosvenor Museum
related to Under Legio XX Valeria Victrix · 21
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related to history · 18
Deva Victrix → Antiquarians, Between, Chester, Chester City Council, English Heritage, Grosvenor Museum, In, Jupiter, Jupiter Tanarus, Over, Ranulf Higden, Roman, Roman Chester, Romanised, Taranis, The, The Chester Archaeological Society, William Stukeley
related to Legionary baths · 5
Deva Victrix → An, Such, The, They, Vespasian's
Built · 1
Deva Victrix → Mid 70s AD
Location · 1
Deva Victrix → Chester, Cheshire, England
Periods · 1
Deva Victrix → Roman Imperial
Region · 1
Deva Victrix → Britannia
Type · 1
Deva Victrix → Fortification and settlement

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Deva VictrixBuiltMid 70s AD1.00infobox
Deva VictrixLocationChester, Cheshire, England1.00infobox
Deva VictrixPeriodsRoman Imperial1.00infobox
Deva VictrixRegionBritannia1.00infobox
Deva VictrixTypeFortification and settlement1.00infobox
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Christopher Snyder believe that during the 5thinstance ofscholars0.80text
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temples or city walls rather than town wallsinstance ofand was usually reserved for the most important structures0.80text
Deva Victrixrelated to Civilian settlementThe0.60section
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Deva Victrixrelated to Civilian settlementCemeteries0.60section

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