Caernarfon

• Caernarfon is a port town in Wales located on the Menai Strait opposite the Island of Anglesey.
• It was founded as the Roman Fort of Segontium and is noted for the medieval Caernarfon Castle which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

History

• The first Fort was built in 77 CE under Agricola, Governor of Britannia, to control Anglesey.

Auxiliary Unit

• Cohors Primae Sunicorum ‘The First Cohort of Sunici’
  • They were a Tribe from the Rhine.
  • It was a Cohors Equitata Quingenaria of 600 men.
  • The latest of the Roman Coins to be found on the Site is of Gratian 367-383 CE.

Roman Sites

• Segontium Roman Fort
  • The Site is open to visitors and holds the vestiges of Roman buildings in the fort.
• Caernarfon Castle
  • This is a medieval castle built in 1283 CE, near to the Roman Fort.

Roman Roads

• Iter XI
  • Iter XI of the Antonine Itinerary shows a Roman Road connected Chester with Caernarfon as an extension to the northern branch of Watling Street.
  • A ferry then made the crossing from Caernarfon to Anglesey.

Nearby Sites

• Great Orme Copper Mine
• Caer Gibi Roman Fort on Anglesey

Segontium Roman Fort