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The Romans in Britain
The Demetae

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Background to the Demetae

Location of the DemetaeLocation of the tribe
The south eaat coast of Wales

 

Principal towns and settlements in Demetae territory

Moridunum - (Carmarthen, Dyfed) - Possibly the site of a Flavian fort. The only polis attributed to the tribe by Ptolemy, the location of this settlement was also known as Muridunum. The civitas capital may have been only a vicus attached to the fort.

Other known Romano-British settlements
Aber-Cyfor - Name uncertain - Romano-British buildings included a tessalated pavement.

Cwm Brwyno - (Dyfed) - Native settlement in a loop of the Afon Rheidol

Ford - (Dyfed) - Settlement on the Afon Cleddau. There are several native hillforts in the neighbourhood of the crossing over the Afon Cleddau.

Parc-yr-Eglwys - (Eglwys Cymmyn, Dyfed) - Roman buildings near Iron Age earthworks overlooking Carmarthen Bay

Trelissey - Name uncertain - (St. David's, Dyfed) - Roman building within an Iron Age site.

 

IceniTrinovantesCatuvellanuniCantiumAtrebatesDumnonniDurotrigesDobunniSiluresDenetaeOrdovicesCornoviiCorieltauviDruidsDeceangliBrigantesParisiVotadiniSelgovaeNovantae?Venicones?TaexaliVacomagiCaledonni

To see the details of a tribe from an area, pass your mouse pointer over the map and select a specific region.

This section is not quite complete, as there are some tribes for which there is little information. These will be updated when the necessary facts have been established.

 

 


  

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