Devil's Highway (Roman Britain) From Calleva, this 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). After the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD an earlier Iron Age settlement developed into the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum. It was slightly larger, about , and was laid out along a distinctive street grid pattern. The town contained a number of public buildings and flourished until the early Anglo-Saxon period. A large mansio was situated near the South Gate, consisting of three
Celsa (Roman city) Celsa (Roman city) Celsa was an important pre-Roman and Roman city located near the modern town of Velilla de Ebro. Recent excavations have brought to light many rich private and public buildings which give a glimpse of its former grandeur. Celsa was originally an Iberian settlement, called "Kelse", of the Ilergetes tribe. It was located in the middle reaches of the River Ebro at a privileged position on the natural route from the coast to the peninsular. It was sited on terraces rising from the river and dominating a strategic ford. From the mid-second to the first half of the