In the conquest of Britain the Roman army came up against the formidable opposition of the tribes in Wales.

Fighting was often bitter, and it was not until AD78 that the whole of Wales was occupied.

Wales was subjected to tight military control by means of a network of forts garrisoned by auxiliary units under the command of the two Roman legions based respectively at Caerleon and Chester.

The internationally important collections from the legionary fortress at Caerleon, the base of the Second Augustan Legion, and its predecessor at nearby Usk are housed at the Roman Legionary Museum Caerleon.

Grid Reference: ST337902

National Roman Legion Museum
High Street
Caerleon
NP6 1AE Tel: 01633 423134

For more details, see www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/caerleon/

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