Blestium (also Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary (Iter XIII))[1] was a small fort and iron working centre in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, part of Roman Britain. It has been identified with the site of the later town of Monmouth in south east Wales, located adjoining the confluence of the River Monnow with the River Wye. A plaque on the local bank records its position.
^Rivet, A.L.F.; Smith, Colin (1979). The Place-Names of Roman Britain. London. p. 269.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Blestium (also Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary (Iter XIII)) was a small fort and iron working centre in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, part...
since the Roman occupation of Britain, when it was the site of the fort of Blestium. The River Wye may have been bridged at this time but the Monnow, being...
Whitchurch United Kingdom 55 AD Isca Dumnoniorum Exeter United Kingdom 55 AD Blestium Monmouth United Kingdom 58 AD Viroconium Cornoviorum Wroxeter United Kingdom...
and Senedd constituencies. The town was the site of a small Roman fort, Blestium, and became established after the Normans built Monmouth Castle c. 1067...
name Other Latin names English name Alabum Llandovery Bangertium Bangor Blestium Monemuta Monmouth Bovium Cowbridge (disputed) Burrium Usk Cambria Wales...
Roman settlements of Ariconium (just north of modern Ross-on-Wye) and Blestium (Monmouth), and a number of other small Roman settlements are known. The...
Abergavenny Roman fort, Gobannium Alabum Llandovery Roman fort Blestium Monmouth Roman fort Caer Gybi, Anglesey Roman fort Caerleon, Newport, Monmouthshire...
Belgic oppidum Braintree, Essex other Blatobulgium Birrens, Dumfrieshire AI Blestium Monmouth AI Bomium Cowbridge, South Glamorgan? AI Bovio Tilston, Cheshire...
temple flanking a forum. Other Roman settlements in the area included Blestium (Monmouth). The Romanisation of Monmouthshire was not without continuing...
Monmouth, Wales. The mead is registered common land and stands between Blestium Street and the River Wye, intersected by the A40(T) Monmouth bypass. There...
Gaer, Brecon and with links northwards to Watling Street, eastwards to Blestium (Monmouth) and Glevum (Gloucester).[citation needed] The Romans selected...
Piccadilly) between the Severn estuary in the south and the small fort at Blestium, now Monmouth. The ancient road was superseded in later centuries, other...
west-northwest of Glevum (at modern Gloucester), and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Blestium (at modern Monmouth). With confidence that the overgrown ruins near Weston...
51°48′16″N 2°43′24″W / 51.80447°N 2.7233°W / 51.80447; -2.7233 (Roman Fort) Blestium (also Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary (Iter XIII)) was a small fort and...
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