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Viroconium Cornoviorum, or as it was later known, Wroxeter, was established as a Roman Legionary Fortress around AD 58. It was built to support military campaigns into Northern and Central Wales where there were valuable mineral resources of silver, lead and iron. The fortress covered over 78 hectares, and 6000 men and several hundred horses were stationed there, attracting both outside traders and locals to sell food and other services. As a result the settlement grew to become the fourth-largest in Roman Britain.
Roman culture placed a great deal of emphasis on public bathing, both for hygienic reasons and as an important social focus, making it a priority to build public baths at such a major site. The remains of these baths give a significant insight into Roman life.
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