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EAST BRIDGEFORD (Town) ENGLAND
Margidunum (East Bridgeford) Nottinghamshire, England.
The Antonine Itinerary (Iter VI and Iter VIII) locates Margidunum midway between
Ratae (Leicester) and Lindum (Lincoln) on the Fosse Way. The earliest occupation
of the site was a military post, established ca. A.D. 55-60. No structural evidence
for a fort has been recovered, but finds of military equipment indicate the presence
of an army unit. After the abandonment of the site by the army, A.D. 70-80, a
civilian settlement grew up along the Fosse Way, a number of simple rectangular
buildings straggling along the road for ca. 1 km. There were two villas within
3 km of the settlement and other humbler farms in the surrounding area.
In the late 2d c. an earthwork defense, an irregular polygonal circuit,
was provided for the central part of Margidunum (area 2.2 ha). Later, perhaps
in the 3d c., a stone wall 2.7 m wide was added to the front of the earth rampart
and two broad ditches were dug outside it. Within this small defended area relatively
few buildings were erected. The most elaborate was a corridor house resembling
a small villa. Occupation continued until ca. A.D. 500.
M. Todd, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Feb 2006 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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