🏛️ Durnovaria
Romano-British settlement and fort in Dorset
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman name for Dorchester, Dorset, established as a military fort circa 70 CE
- Located at coordinates 50.714375, -2.440182 in southern England
- Served as the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Superior from the 3rd century onwards
- Substantial archaeological remains and museum collections preserve evidence of Roman occupation
Durnovaria was a significant Romano-British settlement founded in the 1st century CE as a military fort and eventually ...