🏛️ Durnovaria-Sorviodunum
Romano-British settlement in Dorset
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Dorchester, Dorset, England (50.720001, -2.413153)
- Roman period: Established 1st century CE; occupied through 5th century
- Names: Durnovaria (Durotriges settlement) and Sorviodunum (Roman fort)
- Current status: Archaeological site with visible earthworks and museum
Durnovaria-Sorviodunum represents a layered Romano-British settlement that evolved from an Iron Age oppida into a Roman administrative and ...