The fort measures roughly 607 by 509 feet and probably housed a cohort of around 500 "auxiliaries"—soldiers primarily recruited from the masses of free provincial subjects who did not hold Roman ...

Trajan (left) with an advisor is presented with severed heads of Dacian warriors held by Roman auxiliaries Credit: Photo: R. B. Ulrich Of all the discoveries an archaeologist could make, this has ...

For the first time, an archaeological investigation has conclusively documented the existence of a brückenkopfkastell—a Roman auxiliary outpost castle erected at a strategic river crossing point—on ...

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