The Roman Site at Heronbridge, near Chester, Cheshire
Aspects of Civilian Settlement in the Vicinity of Legionary Fortresses in Britain and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11616348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald J Mason (0000-0003-4926-3365, corresponding author), D J P Mason |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-157 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.1988.11077846 |
| OpenAlex | W1990022290 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
The results of excavations carried out in the Roman civil settlement at Heronbridge, two kilometres from the legionary fortress at Chester (Deva), since its discovery in 1929 are summarized and the overall history and character of the site assessed. Evidence from other provinces is deployed to show that the existence of two, nucleated civilian settlements in the immediate vicinity of a legionary fortress was a common, rather than an irregular, occurrence. The possible reasons for this phenomenon of ‘Siedlungsdualität’ are discussed and it is suggested that the more distant settlement, unlike the canabae, lay outside the boundaries of the prata legionis
Ancient history · Archaeology · Character (mathematics · Excavation · Fortress (chess · Geography · Human settlement · Settlement (finance · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
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| Highly cited | No |