This was in contrast to Roman iron production in the eastern Weald, which is thought to have been state-controlled and linked to the needs of the British Fleet, the Classis Britannica, and which may have been an Imperial Estate.
The name suggests the garrison placed there was connected to the Classis Britannica or had faced naval action on the way to Britain.
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