Longovicium
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Longovicium (or Lanchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester () in the English county of Durham, roughly to the west of the city of Durham and from Consett.
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Longovicium (or Lanchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary fort located on Roman Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior. It is located just southwest of Lanchester () in the English county of Durham, roughly to the west of the city of Durham and from Consett.
thumb|300px|Roman north Britain 155 AD thumb|300px|Roman north Britain 370 AD thumb|300px|right|Building dedication (bath) to Emperor Gordian III from Cohors I Lingonum found in Lanchester
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Longovicium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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