Deva

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Deva is the Roman-era name for the ancient fortress and settlement that later became the modern English city of Chester.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Deva canonical 1
goddess Deva 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fort
Roman settlement
ancient city
approximateFoundationCentury 1st century AD
archaeologicalRemainsVisibleIn Chester city centre
associatedWith Roman legionary fortress network in Britain
category Archaeological sites in Cheshire
Cheshire
surface form: History of Cheshire

Roman towns and cities in England
country United Kingdom
developedInto medieval city of Chester
modern city of Chester
foundedBy Romans
function civitas settlement
military fortress
garrisonedBy Legio XX Valeria Victrix
hasArchaeologicalSite Chester Roman Amphitheatre
Roman gardens in Chester
remains of Roman walls in Chester
hasFeature amphitheatre
barracks
bath house
granaries
harbour facilities
principia (headquarters building)
stone defensive walls
hasLatinName Deva Victrix
hasStreetPlanInfluenceOn street layout of Chester
heritageStatus part of Chester’s designated heritage assets
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Cheshire
City of Chester
surface form: Chester

England
Roman Britain
locatedOn River Dee
modernLocation Chester
namedAfter River Dee
partOf Roman Empire
province of Britannia
strategicRole base for control of north-west Britain
military base for campaigns in Wales
timePeriod Roman era
usedBy Roman army

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deva Victrix namedAfter Deva
this entity surface form: goddess Deva