Isca Augusta

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Isca Augusta was a major Roman legionary fortress and settlement in what is now Caerleon, Wales, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.

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Label Occurrences
Isca Augusta canonical 6

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legionary fortress ⓘ
Roman settlement ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths ⓘ
controlledRegionOf territory of the Silures ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culture Roman ⓘ
currentCondition partially preserved ruins ⓘ
distanceFrom near modern city of Newport ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists since 19th century ⓘ
foundedAfter Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ
foundedInCentury 1st century ⓘ
function base for Legio II Augusta in Britain ⓘ
garrisonedBy Legio II Augusta ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Isca Silurum ⓘ
hasFeature amphitheatre ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
bath complex ⓘ
civilian settlement (canabae) nearby ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
ditches ⓘ
granaries ⓘ
legionary fortress ⓘ
principia ⓘ
hasLatinName Isca Augusta ⓘ
hasModernSite Caerleon Amphitheatre ⓘ
Caerleon Roman Baths ⓘ
Caerleon Roman Fortress ⓘ
hasMuseum National Roman Legion Museum ⓘ
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument ⓘ
partly Grade II* listed structures ⓘ
locatedIn Caerleon ⓘ
Newport ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
namedAfter River Usk ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf province of Britannia ⓘ
region South Wales ⓘ
servedAs administrative centre ⓘ
military centre ⓘ
situatedOn River Usk ⓘ
strategicRole control of south‑east Wales ⓘ
support for campaigns in western Britain ⓘ
usedBy Roman army ⓘ
usedUntilCentury 3rd century ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Britain → significantPlace → Isca Augusta ⓘ
Caerleon → hasSite → Isca Augusta ⓘ
Britannia → hasMajorCity → Isca Augusta ⓘ
Legio II Augusta → garrisonCity → Isca Augusta ⓘ
Isca Augusta → hasLatinName → Isca Augusta ⓘ
Caerllion → wasSiteOf → Isca Augusta ⓘ