ABSTRACT
Present assessment of the provincial enclosure at Camulodunum, more particularly how far it can be compared to the standard picture of similar centres elsewhere, is inevitably constrained by the limited evidence at our disposal. Archaeological data throw no light on the origins of the temple or of the precinct in which it stood but exploration has steadily enlarged our knowledge of the site itself, and understanding of the remains has now reached the stage at which, for all its puzzling lacunae, the centre is as well known in some ways as the triple-tiered complex at Tarraco, the provincial enclave of Hispania Citerior. In occupying the site of a former fortress the Camulodunum enclosure would appear to be unique in the Latin West, though it is worth remembering that at Tarraco also the provincial precinct stood on ground which originally lay outside the old city and served as the location of military installations.
