Historical place profile

Noviomagus

In Britannia, Noviomagus was the capital of the Regni. According to the Antonine Itinerary, Noviomagus was the first road station along the road from London to Durovernum.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:79622
Catalogue ID
pleiades:79622
Place type
fort-2, settlement
Coordinates
50.835070, -0.789969
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

In Britannia, Noviomagus was the capital of the Regni. According to the Antonine Itinerary, Noviomagus was the first road station along the road from London to Durovernum.

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 G4 Noviomagus

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Research path

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