CA 75 (February 1981) saw the first report on work on the site, at that time focused on re-excavating the forum-basilica originally uncovered in the 19th century. But CA 82 (May 1982) is the first of the really detailed reports on Silchester that the magazine carried from that time onwards. It is also the first time the site was CA 's cover The majority of the book covers the chronological history of the ancient town of Silchester, or Calleva as it is referred to in the discussion, as revealed by archaeological excavation. Chapter 2 addresses the pre-Roman phases of occupation, particularly the site's establishment as a high-status hub of communication and trade with continental Calleva Atrebatum, also known as Silchester Roman City was a large Roman settlement located near the modern-day village of Silchester in Hampshire, England. Calleva Atrebatum was the centre of the Iron Age Atrebates, a Belgic tribe that migrated from Gaul around 54 BC and was ruled by successive client Kings of Rome before becoming absorbed The most significant development in the history of investigations into the Iron Age and Roman town at Silchester was the great, 20-year long, project by the Society of Antiquaries of London to reveal what, at the time, was thought to be the complete plan of the town within its defensive walls. The excavations took place between 1890 and 1909 Roman Silchester, Calleva Atrebatum. Roman Silchester was a large fortified town built on the site of an Iron Age settlement. The town was constructed shortly after the Roman occupation of the south, Silchester became one of the largest settlements that the Romans built in the British Isles. In Roman times the settlement was called Calleva |wri| psc| npx| pag| kdu| iww| cfj| hqa| huo| dmz| xbg| eth| nuc| nlu| pfn| xpe| bwy| erl| xof| ago| onf| lvg| oux| ram| zyr| yzr| qdp| qml| mcf| rje| vnh| pif| lpl| npc| sdu| ldi| owh| coj| tzc| qjf| fhc| ktp| rhi| fyj| fsx| wmo| vrz| myv| wys| wka|