(Dutch language presentation, but hey, it's Jona)
Een lezing in de reeks 'Waarom waren de Romeinen in Velsen' door Huis van Hilde.Lezing 'Romeinse strategie in de 1e eeuw in NW-Europa’ door Jona Lendering | November 19, 2021 | Huis van Hilde
Posted on 11/23/2021 8:05:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists from the museum Huis van Hilde found evidence of a large Roman army camp in Velsen. Evidence of the Roman army's presence was already found in the 1940s, yet archeologists now discovered that the base was much larger than previously expected.
The site is located near the Velsen- and Wijkertunnel. The experts estimated that the Romans built the older camp around 16 to 28 A.D. and the second around 40 to 50 A.D. The second camp was estimated to be around 11 hectares large...
The camps were large enough to house thousands of soldiers, showing the strategical importance of the site. The Romans also traded weapons and armor in Velsen.
The Romans built V-shaped canals to defend themselves against rivals...
[Archaeologists] first presented their findings in a lecture on November 12. Three further lectures were planned but had to be canceled due to coronavirus measures.
(Excerpt) Read more at nltimes.nl ...
(Dutch language presentation, but hey, it's Jona)
Een lezing in de reeks 'Waarom waren de Romeinen in Velsen' door Huis van Hilde.Lezing 'Romeinse strategie in de 1e eeuw in NW-Europa’ door Jona Lendering | November 19, 2021 | Huis van Hilde
It’s probably the same ‘camp’.
They just moved it because the LATRINES WERE FULL!...................
Not far fetched and historically accurate. Roman military success was partly due to their understanding of hygiene, hydrology and engineering.
They should destroy it. Slaves an all that...
Romans knew how to build structures that lasted.
they invented concrete!.....................
Even their earthen camp structures have lasted all over the former Empire.
Other than that, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Didn’t the Roman army build a fortified camp every night
Roads.
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