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Deva, Britain
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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DEVA (mod. Chester ), a Roman legionary fortress in Britain on the Dee. It was occupied by Roman troops about A.D. 48 and held probably till the end of the Roman dominion. Its garrison was the Legio XX. Valeria Victrix, with which another legion (II. Adjutrix) was associated for a few years, about A.D. 75-85. It never developed, like many Roman legionary fortresses, into a town, but remained military throughout. Parts of its north and east walls (from Morgan's Mount to Peppergate) and numerous inscriptions remain to indicate its character and area.
See F. J. Haverfield, Catalogue of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester (Chester, 1900), Introduction.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Deva, Britain'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/deva-britain.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Deva, Britain'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/deva-britain.html. 1910.
