A trip to Caerleon Roman Fortress
Matthew and I went to Caerleon for a couple of hours and checked out the roman baths, Amphitheatre, barracks and the roman legion museum. Caerleon is just outside Newport in South Wales.
Some web links if you're interested.
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Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre And Baths Gwent South Wales
Caerleon is a site of considerable archaeological importance as the location of a Roman legionary fortress or castra. It was the headquarters for Legio II Augusta from about 75 to 300 AD, and the site of an Iron Age hill fort. The Romans called the site Isca after the River Usk (Welsh Wysg). The name Caerleon may derive from the Welsh for fortress of the legion; around 800 AD it was referred to as Cair Legeion guar Uisc.
Substantial excavated Roman remains can be seen, including the military amphitheatre, thermae (baths) and barracks occupied by the Roman Legion. In August 2011 the remains of a Roman harbour were discovered in Caerleon. According to Gildas, followed by Bede, Roman Caerleon was the site of two early Christian martyrdoms, those of Julius and Aaron. Recent finds suggest Roman occupation of some kind as late as AD 380. Roman remains have also been discovered at The Mynde, itself a distinctive historical site.
Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre and fortress at Caerleon South Wales
Visit the Roman Amphitheatre , Fortress and Roman Baths at Caerleon South Wales
Caerleon Fortress Baths
The Caerleon Fortress Baths film gives a fascinating insight into everyday life in Roman Wales. Discover the many different facilities available at the baths and find out about Roman cleaning techniques.
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Animation of ancient Roman Fort in Caerleon, Wales
The remains of a 2000-year-old Roman port have been discovered in south Wales by archaeologists from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion.
Uncovered outside the Roman fortress in Caerleon by a team of staff and students from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, the port is only the second known from Roman Britain and sheds new light on Wales' role in Roman Britain.
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Watch a reconstruction of what they believe the site would have looked like then.
Caerleon, Wales
This is the largest excavated Roman amphitheatre in Britain.
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So i visited the caerleon roman fortress ampitheatre in newport wales which iis 2000 years old, its crazy i love history especialy seeing something as iconic as an ampitheatre where so much went on.
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Caerleon Castle interiors
St Cadoc Caerleon
The church of St. Cadoc, Caerleon. Built on the site of the Roman Military HQ. Possibly the oldest 'solid' building erected in Wales
Ancient Lyres at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths!
A brief excerpt from 'live lyre gig' at Caerleon Roman Fortress & Baths on 22nd August 2015 - a spontaneous improvisation in the ancient Greek Dorian Mode on a replica chelys (tortoise shell form) lyre, with rhythmic improvisational experiments with a replica 2500 year old carved bone plectrum!
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Drive Around Caerleon Part 1.MOV
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Caerleon gang
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Caerleon Roman Arena
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The Roman amphitheatre is associated with the Arthurian legend by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae written during the 12th century. It has been suggested that the round arena is the basis for King Arthur's round table. However, this legend has to compete with several others places in Britain associated with Arthur.
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Bill Viola-esque projection at Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths
Caerleon Roman Remains
One of the best collection of Roman remains in the UK - Caerleon has a Barracks, Amphitheatre and Baths together with an excellent museum. We were fortunate to see a dig!
Time Team S19-E09 Rome's Wild West
The Roman legionary fort of Caerleon in South Wales is one of the most famous and best preserved Roman sites in Britain.
It stood on the edge of the Roman Empire, but its huge amphitheatre and immense baths, and the scale of its ruined walls, are all testament to its power and importance.
But just outside the fort, archaeologists have discovered signs of yet another huge structure leading from the fort down to the river. It seems to be a vast courtyard surrounded by stone buildings and with a mysterious square structure standing in the centre.
Joining a large team from Cardiff University, Tony and the Team have just three days to help piece together the answer. And when they do, it casts new light on what was once seen as solely a military outpost.
Places to see in ( Caerleon - UK )
Places to see in ( Caerleon - UK )
Caerleon is a suburban town and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport, Wales. Caerleon is a site of archaeological importance, being the location of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hillfort. The Wales National Roman Legion Museum and Roman Baths Museum are in Caerleon close to the remains of Isca Augusta. The town also has strong literary associations, as Geoffrey of Monmouth makes Caerleon one of the most important cities in Britain in his Historia Regum Britanniæ, and Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote Idylls of the King while staying there.
Caerleon is a site of considerable archaeological importance as the location of a Roman legionary fortress or castra. It was the headquarters for Legio II Augusta from about 75 to 300 AD, and on the hill above was the site of an Iron Age hillfort. Substantial excavated Roman remains can be seen, including the military amphitheatre, thermae (baths) and barracks occupied by the Roman Legion. In August 2011 the remains of a Roman harbour were discovered in Caerleon.
During the Welsh Revolt in 1402 Rhys Gethin, General for Owain Glyndŵr, took Caerleon Castle together with those of Newport, Cardiff, Llandaff, Abergavenny, Caerphilly and Usk by force. This was probably the last time Caerleon castle was ruined, though the walls were still standing in 1537 and the castle ruins only finally collapsed in 1739 - their most obvious remnant is the Round Tower at the Hanbury Arms public house. The Tower is a Grade II* listed building
The old wooden Caerleon Bridge was destroyed in a storm in 1779 and the present stone version was erected in the early 19th century. Until the Victorian development of the downstream docks at Newport Docks, Caerleon acted as the major port on the River Usk. The wharf was located on the right bank, to the west of today's river bridge which marked the limit of navigability for masted ships. A tinplate works and mills were established on the outskirts of the town, in Ponthir, around this time, and Caerleon expanded to become almost joined to Newport.
A plaque on the Mynde wall in High Street references the Newport Rising of 1839 in which John Frost of Newport was a prominent figure in the Chartist movement. John Jenkins, owner of Mynde House and owner of Ponthir Tin Plate works, built the wall to keep demonstrators out. The name of the former Drovers' Arms on Goldcroft Common bore witness to the ancient drovers' road on the old road from Malpas. It is thought that the common itself was once the site of a cattle market.
Caerleon is centred around a small common. Goldcroft Common is the only remaining of the seven commons of Caerleon. Most of the small businesses of Caerleon are near the common as is the Town Hall which has a World War I and World War II memorial garden. Caerleon library is located within the Town Hall and is associated with Newport Central Library. The intersection of High Street and Cross Street is known as The Square.
Buildings of note are Saint Cadoc's Church, the National Roman Legion Museum, the Roman Baths Museum, The Mynde, The Priory Hotel, Caerleon Catholic Church and Rectory, Caerleon Endowed School, the Round Tower, the Toll House at Caerleon Bridge, The Malt House hotel, former University of South Wales Caerleon Campus and St Cadoc's Hospital. The historic remains of the Roman Legionary Fortress Isca Augusta is popular with tourists and school parties and there is a marked heritage trail in the town. The Millennium Wildlife Garden is a small nature garden on the banks of the River Usk. The hilltop vantage point at Christchurch provides panoramic views of the Vale of Usk and Bristol Channel.
The municipal playing fields are at Caerleon Broadway and a children's playground is in Cold Bath Road. Private sport and leisure facilities are available at the Celtic Manor. Caerleon has a few restaurants, cafés and take-away food outlets and many public houses that have restaurant facilities. The Ffwrrwm is a small specialist shopping courtyard with an eclectic display of sculpture. Caerleon also has its own station of Gwent Police and an active community policing presence.
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Caerleon Roman Fortress of Isca - Roman Ruins in Newport in South Wales
Describes the roman remains at Caerleon in South Wales built by the Second Augustan Legion in the first century.
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Narrated by Heather McGregor
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Music by Peter John Ross
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Day 2 - Roman Legionary and Baths
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