🏛️ Isca
Roman legionary fortress in Caerleon, Wales
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Established circa AD 75 as a permanent base for the Second Augustan Legion
- One of the three most important Roman military installations in Britain
- Partially excavated; remains visible as earthworks and museum collections
Isca was a major Roman legionary fortress built in the Severn Valley during the first century AD. It served as the principal military garrison for Wales and the Welsh Marches throughout the Roman occupation of Britain, housing approximately 5,500 soldiers of the Second Augustan Legion. The site is now administered as part of the National Roman Legion Museum, located in the village of Caerleon ...