Lindinis

Lindinis ( Lindinae ) was a small Roman town in the province of Britannia ( Britain). In the fourth century it was then probably within the limits of the newly established province of Britannia fine. The ancient name is handed down only when geographer of Ravenna and two inscriptions found at Hadrian's Wall. The city is today identified with Ilchester ( Somerset ). Lindinis was one of two main varieties of the civitas of Durotriges. This status is only in the inscriptions that were found in Hadrian's Wall, testified. This Civitas may have been divided until the second century, since it is occupied at the beginning only Durnovaria as its capital.

Lindinis had an Iron Age predecessor settlement ( oppidum ) of the remains were found of the fortifications. In Roman times, a Roman military camp was built west of it, which was soon replaced by a civilian settlement. The town enjoyed an approximate area of ​​25 hectares. An area of ​​ten acres was later surrounded by a wall. Remnants of streets suggest a plan at right angles intersecting streets. The interior of the city was densely built up with stone. There were numerous mosaics that suggest a degree of prosperity. So far, no public building could be identified. Especially east of the city walls there are large cemeteries. In the south remains important suburbs could be excavated. The city seems to have flourished until the end of the fourth century.

In the vicinity of the city there were numerous richly decorated villas, such as Villa at Lufton, East Coker, Ilchester Mead, Halstock or the villa at Pitney.

Ilchester was an important town in the Middle Ages. Archaeologically, however, there is little evidence of a continuity of settlement to the Middle Ages. After all, found in some places on the Roman stone buildings, a wooden building, and even the cemeteries have been used apparently still in the fifth century.