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Deva Victrix Roman Burials (Historic)

Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England – *No GPS coordinates

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Deva Victrix was a Roman fortress, or miitary camp, begun in the mid 70s (AD) by Rome's Legio II Adiutrix. After the legion was transferred to the Danube in the 80s, construction was completed over the next few decades by Legio XX Valeria Victrix. The city of Chester grew up around this military camp. By Roman law, burials were to take place outside the city or fortress walls. Not surprisingly, then, many Roman tombstones were unearthed in the area of the north wall during restoration projects in Chester in Victorian times. Archaeologists have also discovered that the Romano-British population remaining in Chester after the soldiers left in AD 410 often used old Roman tombstones in their construction of new buildings. The unearthed Roman tombstones of Deva Victrix can today be seen in the Roman exhibit at the Grosvenor Museum at 27 Grosvenor Street.
Deva Victrix was a Roman fortress, or miitary camp, begun in the mid 70s (AD) by Rome's Legio II Adiutrix. After the legion was transferred to the Danube in the 80s, construction was completed over the next few decades by Legio XX Valeria Victrix. The city of Chester grew up around this military camp. By Roman law, burials were to take place outside the city or fortress walls. Not surprisingly, then, many Roman tombstones were unearthed in the area of the north wall during restoration projects in Chester in Victorian times. Archaeologists have also discovered that the Romano-British population remaining in Chester after the soldiers left in AD 410 often used old Roman tombstones in their construction of new buildings. The unearthed Roman tombstones of Deva Victrix can today be seen in the Roman exhibit at the Grosvenor Museum at 27 Grosvenor Street.

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  • Added: 21 Jun 2021
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2732993