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"
Dumnonii site of the former "principia" and by the late 2nd century the "civitas" walls had been completed. They were 3 metres thick and 6 metres high and enclosed exactly the same area as the earlier fortress. However, by the late 4th century the "civitas" was in decline. As well as Isca Dumnoniorum, Ptolemy's 2nd century "Geography" names three other towns: The Ravenna Cosmography includes the last two names (in slightly different forms, as "Tamaris" and "Uxelis"), and adds several more names which may be settlements in the territory. These include: Other Romano-British sites in Dumnonia include: New settlements continued to