Caerleon
Caerleon
(Celtic: caer, fortress; Latin: legionum, of the legions: from its being the headquarters for over 200 years of the Roman Second Legion)
Town, Monmouthshire, England , on Usk River, associated with the legends of King Arthur . It was the seat of a bishopric, afterwards transferred to Saint Davids. In 973 King Edgar was rowed by eight kings at Caerleon. The remains of a Roman amphitheater are to be found here.