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Earliest Roman Military Camp Discovered Beneath Frankfurt Palace Garden
A quiet restoration project in Frankfurt’s Höchst district has led to something far more significant than expected. Beneath the gardens of the historic Bolongaropalast, archaeologists have uncovered what is now considered the earliest known Roman military camp in the city, dating to around the beginning of the first century AD. It’s the kind of find…
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Roman Marching Camps Discovered Deep in Central Germany
Archaeologists have identified Roman marching camps deep in Central Germany, marking the northeasternmost Roman military sites ever confirmed in the region and challenging long-held assumptions about Rome’s withdrawal from Germania. The discoveries, made in Saxony-Anhalt, provide concrete archaeological evidence that Roman troops operated far beyond the Rhine frontier during the early 3rd century AD. The…