Blestium was a small town and probable fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is known as Monmouth located in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Basic ideal plan of a Roman castrum. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120. ... Britannia on a 2005 £2 coin. ... Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy) is a town in south Wales, county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. ... This article is about the country. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ...

Blestium is believed to have been large Neronian fort which became a civilian settlement after the withdrawal of the army. Stone buildings have been exacavted near the crossing of the River Monnow associated with 2nd and 3rd century iron working deposits. Nero[1] Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, AD 37 – June 9, AD 68)[2], born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. ... The River Monnow (Welsh: Afon Mynwÿ) flows through south-west Herefordshire, England and east Monmouthshire, Wales. ... The 2nd century is the period from 101 - 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first...

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• Arnold, Christopher J; Davies, Jeffrey L (2000). Roman & Early Medieval Wales. Stroud: Sutton Publishing.