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Deva Victrix
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Deva Victrix
Deva Victrix
, or simply
Deva
, was a legionary
fortress
and town in the
Roman province
of
Britannia
. The settlement evolved into
Chester
, the
county town
of
Cheshire
, England. The fortress was built initially by the
Legio II Adiutrix
in the AD 70s as the Roman army advanced north against the
Brigantes
, but completed over the next few decades by the
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
.
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