Built around 290 AD and known to the Romans as Anderitum, the fort appears to have been the base for a fleet called the Classis Anderidaensis. The reasons for its construction are unclear; long thought to have been part of a Roman defensive system to guard the British and Gallic coasts against Saxon pirates, it has more recently been suggested that Anderitum and the other Saxon Shore forts were built by a usurper in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prevent Rome from reimposing its control over Britain1.
Locatie:
- Verenigd Koninkrijk, Pevensey
- geo:50.819263,0.332941
- Locatie exact
Period or year:
- 290?~ / unknown
Classificatie:
- Fort
- Zichtbaar
Identifiers:
- vici:place=10864
Annotaties
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Built around 290 AD and known to the Romans as Anderitum, the fort appears to have been the base for a fleet called the Classis Anderidaensis. The reasons for its construction are unclear; long thought to have been part of a Roman defensive system to guard the British and Gallic coasts against Saxon pirates, it has more recently been suggested that Anderitum and the other Saxon Shore forts were built by a usurper in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prevent Rome from reimposing its control over Britain1.
See also:
Bronverwijzingen
In de buurt
Villa at Eastbourne (6 km)
Villa at Eastbourne (MONUMENT NO. 470246)
Arlington roadside settlement (10 km)
Roughly 1km of roadside settlement where the Roman road crosses the river Cuckmere
IA Settlement. (16 km)
IA Settlement.

