Limes Britannicus rapidly to the west and north. Many regions of Britain continued to be governed by the Roman model even after the Romans left, but this practice soon ceased with the continuous encroachment of Anglo-Saxon renegades. With the collapse of the old administrative districts into independent small kingdoms, the jointly maintained provincial army also lost its Roman character. Four years after the Roman invasion, the conquered territory extended roughly as far as a line from Exeter " (Isca Dumnoniorum) " to Lincoln " (Lindum Colonia)", an important intra-Britannic transport hub. Around 55 AD the main camp of the "Legio II Augusta"
Moridunum (Axminster) Moridunum (Axminster) Moridunum was a fort and small town in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located at Woodbury Farm, immediately south of Axminster in the English county of Devon. The square fort was built at the intersection of two Roman roads, the Fosse Way and Durnovaria-Isca Dumnoniorum road, apparently in the 2nd century. Its ditch survives around much of the site. A civilian settlement soon grew up nearby, encouraged by the building of what has been interpreted as a large stone mansio for the provincial postal service. It was a centre for pottery production in the 3rd