The Roman town that resisted military purpose

Venta Silurum was a town in Roman Britain (Britannia). The name Venta Silurum means 'the town of the Silurēs', with the Silurēs being a powerful and warlike tribe. Today, it consists of remains in the village of Caerwent in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. Much of it has been archaeologically excavated and the nearby Newport Museum has many of the finds on display. Founded by the Romans in around AD 75, Venta was established as an administrative centre for the defeated Silures tribe in Roman Wales. It was located on the Roman road between Isca Augustum (Caerleon) and Glevum (Gloucester) and close to the Severn Estuary, but unlike its neighbor Caerleon, Venta was not a military fort but rather a civilian town.

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