Historical place profile

Calleva

Calleva Atrebatum (known as Silchester Roman Town) was an Iron Age oppidum and Roman town in Britannia. It was the civitas capital of the Atrebates tribe.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:79368
Catalogue ID
pleiades:79368
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
51.357205, -1.082391
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Calleva Atrebatum (known as Silchester Roman Town) was an Iron Age oppidum and Roman town in Britannia. It was the civitas capital of the Atrebates tribe.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 8 F3 Calleva

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Research path

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