#RomanFortThursday
The vexillation fort at Clyro is a large site, covering roughly 26 acres. It was established around A.D. 60 as part of #Roman attempts to subdue the #Silures tribe of mid #Wales
📸C.R. Musson, 19/10/1992.
#RomanBritain #History #Archaeology
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Although 1000s of individuals would have sat on town councils in #Roman #Britain few known by name. At #Caerwent we have an inscription where the 'ordo' council of the #Silures are dedicating a pedestal to the former proconsul/legate Ti.C.Paulinus.
#Archaeology #History
Potion, lotion, and medicine making!
Parsley to bless the old temple.
Big thank you to Val and Jane from @cadwcymruwales for a lovely morning.
Celtic /Romano remembering.
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#herbs #plants #plantmedicines #celts #silures #roman
Map of Wales; "A'RTHUR, King of the tribe of ancient Britons called Silures, lived in the beginning of the 6th c. He rallied round him the remains of the British tribes, now driven into the west of England, and bravely defended the liberty and faith of his people against the encroaching and conquering pagan Anglo-Saxons, under Cerdic." - from Chambers's Encyclopedia; A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by W. & R. Chambers (1871) Map by Notuncurious on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) #arthur #kingarthur #silures #britons
"A'RTHUR, King of the tribe of ancient Britons called Silures, lived in the beginning of the 6th c. He rallied round him the remains of the..."
- from Chambers's Encyclopedia; A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People
by W. & R. Chambers (1871)
#arthur #kingarthur #silures #britons
