Roman fort found in Wales confirms medieval legend of emperor's camp
Reported byGuardian Science ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Archaeologist Mark Merrony at Oxford University discovered a fourth-century Roman auxiliary fort near Frenni Fawr hill in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in 2024, with fourth-century coins and Roman tiles confirming a site long described only in the medieval text the Mabinogion as the camp of Emperor Magnus Maximus.
The fort's identification with Magnus Maximus remains suggestive rather than certain, based on medieval narrative and location.
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