The largest castra were legionary fortresses built as bases for one or more whole legions. |
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Hadrian's Wall and the castra on the Saxon Shore are still the most prominent symbols of Roman rule over Britain. |
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Previously, legions were raised for specific military campaigns and subsequently disbanded, requiring only temporary castra. |
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From then on many castra of various sizes were established many of which became permanent settlements. |
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The first Roman frontier in the north and west of the island was marked by watchtowers and military camps, or castra, along the Fosse Way. |
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The new frontier in Dacia was along the Brazda lui Novac line supported by new castra. |
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The guards were stationed in nearby castra and watchtowers usually built immediately on the Rhine. |
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The standard suit of streets running through the castra is assumed, although some evidence exists for the via praetoria, via decumana and via sagularis. |
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The English town name of Winchester has a parallel derivation, ultimately from the combination of the Latin words Venta, in that case, Venta Belgarum, and castra. |
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One of us had even claimed to be present at Castra Regina, although we mainly considered him a braggart. |
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Armus and Castra, in the heart and belly respectively, are stars with disagreeable natures, whose prominency indicates malevolence and destructiveness. |
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Castra Rubra is even the emblem of the new generation of Bulgarian producers: a judicious choice with regard to the placement of the vineyards and the modern, high-quality vinification by gravity. |
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To support this incursion he built bases such as Pinnata Castra, a legion camp near Inchtuthil. |
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Uldin crossed the Danube and captured a fortress in Moesia named Castra Martis, which was betrayed from within. |
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A decorative phalera, or piece of harness, with his name on it has been found at Castra Vetera, modern Xanten, then a large Roman army and naval base on the lower Rhine river. |
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When the Romans breached the treaty in 440, Attila and Bleda attacked Castra Constantias, a Roman fortress and marketplace on the banks of the Danube. |
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