Roman Camps in Britain
The Ancients
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Do You Know of Any Places Where a Fort Is Built?
There are excavations at meryport, on the west end of hadrian's wall a few years ago. We're just outside fort, a ditch was uncovered with first century so of seventies material coming from it. The most likely explanation for that is that a camp, it's not necessarily in the best spot. So did they actually look at where the fort isn't so that's the best place for a fort will go here? Did they actually have their mind on fort locations as they built? Possibly, we don't know. But also, if you have soiled the ground, in effect, the last thing you want to do is put a fort on top.
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