Carrow Hill fort is the first Roman fort found in the Vale of Gwent - with probable links to the Caerleon legionary fortress The site would have provided defensive positions, camping and kitchens ...

Caerleon, perhaps the best place in Europe in which to appreciate the layout of a Roman legionary fort, ceased to be fully garrisoned after about AD 120.

They built one fort in Caernarfon ... things left behind by the Romans when they left. One of the Roman roads led into the town of Caerleon in south Wales. Caerleon had an amazing amphitheatre.

Images include a palm tree with dates and a North Indian green parrot.Most of the raw materials for the Caerleon gemstones ... pervaded all aspects of Roman life, and other types of gemstone ...