🏛️ Isca-Bremia
Roman auxiliary fort and settlement in Gloucestershire
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- Located near Bredon Hill, Gloucestershire, England
- Occupied from approximately AD 48–120, with possible activity into the 2nd century
- Auxiliary fort garrisoned by mixed infantry and cavalry units
- Largely unexcavated; remains lie beneath modern field surfaces
Isca-Bremia was a Roman auxiliary fort established in the early years of the Claudian invasion of Britain. Positioned near Bredon Hill in what is now Gloucestershire, it served as a military and administrative centre during the initial phases of Roman occupation of the Welsh borderlands. The fort's name appears in the Antonine Itinerary, a 3rd-century Roman route guide, confirming its significance within the road network of Roman Britain ...