Dubris Dubris Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. The Dour is now covered over for much of its course through the town. In the Roman era, it grew into an important military, mercantile and cross-channel harbour and - with Rutupiae - one of the two starting points of the road later known as Watling Street. It was fortified
Sergius (name) Sergius (name) Sergius is a male given name of Roman origin. It is a common Christian name, in honor of Saint Sergius, or in Russia, of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. It is not common in English. It became popular in Christianity in honor of the fourth-century martyr and saint Sergius, especially among Roman ecclesiastics of Syrian extraction, starting in the seventh century. The name originates from the Roman "nomen" (patrician family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name. Its form varies by language: Armenian: Սարգիս (Sarkis); Belarusian: (Siarhei or Siarhiej ), diminutive Сяргейка ( Siarheika ); Catalan: