US EditionEarly Roman Marching Camps Confirm 3rd Century Advances in Germania
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Researchers in Saxony-Anhalt discovered march camps from the third century. Long after the Varus battle, the legionaries pushed much further to the northeast than thought.
Early Roman marching camps confirm 3rd century advances in Germania
Archaeological investigations have led to the identification of the first confirmed Roman marching camps in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, providing the earliest structural evidence that Roman military units advanced into the interior of Germania as far as the Elbe River. The sites, situated between the northern Harz Mountains and the Elbe, constitute the northeasternmost Roman camps documented to date in the territory historically referred…
An intensive research work carried out in recent years by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt has succeeded in providing the first concrete evidence of Roman march camps in this region of central-eastern Germany. These are the Roman camps located further north-east of Germany in [...]
For the first time, evidence of three camps of ancient Roman troops has been found in Saxony-Anhalt. They show that the Romans were militarily active there about 1,800 years ago. Archaeologists speak of a sensation.
Allegedly Roman legions had marched up to the Elbe and Saale. Until now, there have been no tangible testimonies. Researchers have now discovered Roman camps in Saxony-Anhalt for the first time.
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