Posted on 09/21/2014 1:20:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
In the course of an educational dig in Gernsheim in the Hessian Ried, archaeologists from Frankfurt University have discovered a long lost Roman fort: A troop unit made up out of approximately 500 soldiers (known as a cohort) was stationed there between 70/80 and 110/120 AD. Over the past weeks, the archaeologists found two V-shaped ditches, typical of this type of fort, and the post holes of a wooden defensive tower as well as other evidence from the time after the fort was abandoned.
An unusually large number of finds were made. This is because the Roman troops dismantled the fort and filled in the ditches when they left. In the process they disposed of a lot of waste, especially in the inner ditch. "A bonanza for us," according to Prof. Dr. Hans-Markus von Kaenel from the Goethe University Institute of Archaeology. "We filled box after box with shards of fine, coarse and transport ceramics; dating them will allow us to determine when the fort was abandoned with greater accuracy than was possible before."
...The Romans built the fort in Gernsheim in order to take control of large areas to the east of the Rhine in the seventh decade of the 1st century AD and to expand the traffic infrastructure from and to the centre of Mainz-Mogontiac. The fact that Gernsheim am Rhein was very important during Roman times is supported by its favourable location for travel: A road branches off from the Mainz -- Ladenburg -- Augsburg highway in the direction of the Main Limes. One can assume that a Rhine harbour existed as well, but this couldn't be verified during the course of this dig.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Legion surnamed " Primigenia Pia Fidelis ". This Roman elite unit was from the late 1st century. Chr. Kästrich in Mainz (Mogontiacum) formed the strategic backbone of the Roman frontier defense in the province of Upper Germany. Credit: Image courtesy of Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Good news.... we finally found that fort.
Boy you have been busy this weekend. Ancient ships, battle axes, forts and on and on. Good job.
“Agar!”
Mistakes were made
and 110/120 AD. - Hadrian, then Trajan
US Army Europe vets Ping — Gernsheim is a little South-west of Darmstadt
We’re the Heckawie.
lol
I had a hugh crush on Larry Storch.
lolz
Trajan preceded Hadrian. Hadrian liked to pull out everywhere, except his catamite’s behind.
Get Smart and F Troop were my favorite shows of that era. I still have a zany sense of humor, even in these dark times.
I’ve got about three more, and I’m tired of this. The only thing I got to do in real life today was watch or listen as the Lions won.
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Zany Dark would be a good name for a daughter...
/kidding
Backs to the cliff, shoulder to shoulder...
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