Scientists unearth a long lost Roman camp by the River Lippe

Scientists unearth a long lost Roman camp by the River Lippe

Scientists in Germany have unearth a fantastic evidence of a camp that was constructed by Romans in order to get protection from the ancient Germanic hordes but the River Lippe in Germany.

According to historians, this camp once harboured almost 1000 legionnaires and is located near the town of Olfen. Historians suggest that this camp was once used as the key base by Roman General Drusus who long ago waged a long and bloody war against the
Germanic tribes who once ruled what now is the Western side of Germany.

This find comes almost 100 years after researchers discovered a bronze helmet belonging to a Roman legionnaire near the town of Olfen. Scientists had been searching for the exact location of the camp for a long time but never got even close to discovering
the site for over a century.

Wolfgang Kirsch is one of the archaeologists who were involved in the discovery and termed the discovery as ‘sensational for the Roman research in Westphalia’.

The archaeologists claim it to be the last missing link in a chain of Roman defences across the West of Germany. Roman coins, pottery and remains of old barracks were dug up by the researchers. This land was occupied by the legendary legionnaires between
the 11^th and 7^th BC and is almost the size of seven football fields and was used as a military headquarter to control the supply across Lippe.

Germania was initially conquered by the first Emperor of Roman Empire, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus in 12 BC. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest is argued to be the reason behind the construction of the aforementioned Roman camp. In the 9^th CE,
three Roman legions including the legendary 7^th Legion was totally annihilated by the Germanic tribes including the frontline that was led by Publius Quinctilius Varus who was killed in action by the Germanic leader, Arminius.

So much was the shame after the defeat, Emperor Augustus abolished the Legio XVII, Legio XVIII, and Legio XIX from the Roman Army. Later on, a boundary was built around the area which put an end to the long feud with the Germanic tribes.

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Posted by Taimoor Tariq on Oct 28 2011. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry