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New Roman Military Camp Reveals the Vast Scale of a Cantabrian Wars Siege in Spain
Archaeologists have identified another Roman military camp around the Iron Age stronghold of La Loma in northern Spain, expanding a siege network that now includes seven known Roman positions. The newly documented installation, designated Site F, suggests that the Roman army deployed between 12,000 and 18,000 soldiers during the assault. The revised estimate places La…
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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…