About Glannoventa

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Glannoventa is a consensus form of the Latin place-name for a Roman fort that appeared as Clanoventa in the 2nd century Antonine Itinerary, Glannibanta in the 4th century Notitia Dignitatum, and Cantiventi in the 6th century Ravenna Cosmography. It is identified with the naval base at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England.

An infantry unit of the Roman army, apparently based at the fort in the year 158 was the First Cohort Aelia Classica, where ‘Aelius’ was the family name of the Emperor Hadrian, while ‘Classica’ is derived from the Latin classis ‘fleet’, suggesting that the soldiers were recruited from the fleet in Hadrian’s time (117 to 138).

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Walls Drive, Copeland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, CA18 1SN

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