Manduessedum

Manduessedum (also: Manduesedum) was a Roman fortified settlement and later a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The fort was founded around 50 to 60 AD on Roman Watling Street . The Roman city was a center of the pottery industry. The place was identified by archaeological finds as today's Mancetter ( Warwickshire ) in England . About 30 pottery kilns from Roman times have been found in the Mancetter area. The place name Manduessedum is formed from two Celtic words, mandu and essedum , which together mean horse-drawn carriage.

It is believed that the decisive battle on Watling Street between the Romans and the British insurgents under the Icenean Queen and General Boudicca took place nearby. The British were defeated by the Roman general Gaius Suetonius Paulinus .

The modern mancetter was founded near Manduessedum.

literature

• George MacDonald : Manduessedum. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 1, Stuttgart 1928, Sp. 1046.

Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′ 3.8 ″  N , 1 ° 31 ′ 17.1 ″  W.