Broadbury Castle is an Iron Age earthwork which is close to Beaworthy in Devon, England, map ref: SX4895, it is thought to be a Roman fort,marching camp or signal station.

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the editerranean.

It is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,Augustus.