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Britannia (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 31 06 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5186 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 07 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.1261 decimal degrees |
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Note: Britain was under Roman rule, from about 44 to 410 CE. In the early 3rd century Britain was divided into two provinces in order to reduce the power of its governor to rebel: Britannia Superior with its capital at London; Britannia Inferior, with its capital at York. |
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| Britannia (preferred,C,V,Italian)
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| Roman Britain (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Britain (C,U,English)
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| Bretagne (C,U,French)
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| Britania (C,U,Spanish)
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| Britannien (C,U,German)
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Place Types: |
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| province (preferred, H) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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