This consisted of a civilian settlement around a military fort.

A civilian settlement grew around the military base, probably originating from trade with the fortress.

As the fighting moved north, Rutupiae became an increasingly large civilian settlement.

Two thousand years ago there was a substantial Roman army camp and an associated civilian settlement on the pool side.

Soldiers need to live from something, so a local civilian settlement developed there.

After the fort went out of use a civilian settlement was established at the site, possibly with a pottery industry.

Existing civilian settlements in the vicinity were often used as sources of construction labor.

He was afterwards sharply criticized for firing on civilian settlements.

After this date, Vindonissa was a civilian settlement, with a castle built in the 4th century.

It was not until 1763 that concerted civilian settlement by people with some European ancestry began in the area.