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| Main location | Noviomagus Regentium |
| Main province | Britannia |
| Main administrative district | |
| Date | 44-90 CE |
| Early post quem | 43 AD |
| Exact date | |
| Early ante quem | 89 AD |
| Late post quem | 43 AD |
| Late exact date | |
| Late ante quem | 89 AD |
| Date notes | |
| Category | fabri |
| English standard name | craftsmen |
| Sector | crafts |
| Subsector | building and construction |
| Specification | |
| Status | |
| Corporate designation | collegium |
| Internal institutions | |
| Protectors | |
| Collective action | build temple for Neptune and Minerva |
| Collective assets | temple with open space (templum, area) for Neptune and Minerva |
| Collective entitlements | |
| Public recognition and privileges | permission to use public space for temple ; royal permission |
| Private duties and liabilities | |
| Receive | plot of land (area) to build a temple |
| Donate | |
| Notes |
Who the fabri were who formed this collegium or why they did so is unclear. The fact that they chose to attach a latin inscription to the temple and organise themselves in a collegium clearly indicates they were thoroughly romanised. The plot of land on which the temple was built, however, was donated by a non-Roman, Pudens? Pudenti filius. They did so "on the authority of the Great King of the Britons, Ti. Claudius Togidubnus", which indicates their close connection to the king. Archaeology shows an upsurge of intense civilian building in the starting in the mid sixties (Russel 2006: 98). The most conspicous example is the "palace" at Fishbourne. This may initially have been residence of Togidubnus, but the final building phase of the "palace" seems only to have begun in the 90s CE, probably after the death of Togidubnus (Russell 2006: 98-133). Creighton (2008: 54-61) argues the site predates the Roman conquest and was the central place of a local client king since the Augustan period. "Romanisation", or the emulation of Roman habits, would then have been substantially older in the area (cf. Creighton 2008: 148). The dedication to Neptune, however, suggests involvement in shipbuilding. Fishbourne might have been a naval base for the Roman invasion army (Saddington 2007: 214).
Wilkes (1996: 29) mistakenly argues that the collegium "must indicate the existence of a municipal constitution, since such organizations were only permitted with a legal framework of that type". In Roman territories collegia were instituted on the authority or with permission of the senate or the emperor. In Chichester that would have been on the authority (or with permission) of the king.
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