Which English town was known as Segedunum to the Romans
Segedunum Segedunum Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall (in Wallsend) near the banks of the River Tyne, forming the easternmost portion of the wall. It was in use as a garrison for approximately 300 years, from around 122 AD, almost up to 400AD. Today, Segedunum is the most thoroughly excavated fort along Hadrian's Wall, and is operated as Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths and Museum. Five places named Segedunum are known to have existed in the Roman empire, one each in Britain and Germany and
Segedunum three in Gaul. The name "Segedunum" is known from the "Notitia Dignitatum" of the 4th century, but there is no consensus on its meaning. The various conjectures include "derived from the Celtic for 'powerful' or 'victorious'", "derived from the [Celtic] words "sego" ('strength') and "dunum" ('fortified place')", "Romano-British "Segedunum" 'Strong-fort'", and "Celtic "sechdun" or 'dry hill'". The first element of the name is attested widely in Gaul, Spain, Germany and Italy, and derives from the Indo-European root "segh-", which is reflected in various later European languages with similar meanings: Irish "seg-", "segh-" 'strength, vigour', Welsh "hy" 'daring, bold', German "Sieg"