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Caerwent

Also known as Venta Silurum

Caerwent is a village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, on the site of Venta Silurum, the Roman town that served as the capital of the Silures. Its stone town walls are among the best preserved in Roman Britain, and an inscription there records the council of the civitas of the Silures. The later Welsh kingdom of Gwent took its name from Venta.

Caerwent
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

SiluresKingdom of Gwent

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Caerwent. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caerwent
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