🏛️ Glevum-Birmingham
Roman fort and civilian settlement in Roman Britain
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman fort established c. 49–70 CE, occupied until c. 120 CE
- Located in the Roman province of Britannia, northwestern frontier zone
- Garrison: auxiliary infantry and cavalry units
- Site partially excavated; remains beneath modern Birmingham
Glevum was a Roman auxiliary fort and associated civilian settlement established in the first century CE in what is now Birmingham, England. Built to secure the Roman frontier in Britannia and control the crossing of the River Rea, it represents one of the northwesternmost military installations of the Roman presence in Britain. The fort was occupied for approximately 70 years before being abandoned in the early second century ...