Calleva Atrebatum road divided into routes to various other points west, including the road to Aquae Sulis (Bath); Ermin Way to Glevum (Gloucester); and the Port Way to Sorviodunum (Old Sarum near modern Salisbury). The earthworks and, for much of the circumference, the ruined walls are still visible. The remains of the amphitheatre, added about AD 70-80 and situated outside the city walls, can also be clearly seen. The area inside the walls is now largely farmland with no visible distinguishing features, other than the enclosing earthworks and walls, with a tiny mediaeval church in one corner. There is a spring that
Marius (name) Marius (name) Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname. The name Marius was used by members of the Roman "gens" Maria. It is thought to be derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root "mas" or "maris" meaning "male". It may also derive from the Latin word "mare" meaning "sea", the plural of which is "maria". In Christian times, it was syncretized as a masculine form of the unrelated feminine given name Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam, Aramaic variant Mariam, and used alongside it. Today, the name Marius