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|rulers = Briton and Celtic tribes {{c|1st century BCE}}<br>[[Roman Empire]] ({{c|70 CE – 410}}<br>[[Wessex]] {{c|450 – 927}}<br>[[Kingdom of England]] {{c|927 – current}}
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|date = 1st Century BCE
|landmark = Cathedral of Winchester<br>Wolvesey Castle and Palace<br>Winchester Castle
|landmark = [[Wincestre Seminary]]<br>[[Wincestre Garrison]]<br>[[Witan Hall]]<br>[[Old Minster]]
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'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]].<ref name="Youtube">{{Youtube|video=YdzcijLhQV8&t|text=Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Gameplay Overview Trailer <nowiki>| UbiFWD July 2020 |</nowiki> Ubisoft NA|channel=UCBMvc6jvuTxH6TNo9ThpYjg|channelname=Ubisoft North America
'''Winchester''' ({{Wiki|Old English}}: ''Wincestre'') is a city and the county town of [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. The city served as the capital of [[Wessex]] during the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Heptarchy]].
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==Trivia==
==History==
 
===Roman period===
*The original Cathedral of Winchester was built in 648 and later torn down and rebuilt in 1093 by the Normans. 
Winchester was settled by the [[Roman Empire]] in the year 70 as {{Wiki|Venta Belgarum}}, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the {{Wiki|Belgae|Belgares}}. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to {{Wiki|Catholic Church|Catholicism}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Dull Lesson</ref>
*Winchester as settled in the Iron age as Oppidum, later being settled by the Roman Empire in 70 CE as {{Wiki|Venta Belgarum}}. 
**The name Winchester comes from the Old English Wintan-caester which was the translation of |Venta Belgarum.


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Winchester (Old English: Wincestre) is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England. The city served as the capital of Wessex during the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.

History

Roman period

Winchester was settled by the Roman Empire in the year 70 as Venta Belgarum, named after a local Gaulish tribe named the Belgares. The settlement quickly became a hub for industry, education, and culture. Their pagan religion eventually transformed to Catholicism.[1]

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