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Archaeologists Found an Ancient Roman Camp Outside the Empire’s Known Limits

created: June 6, 2025, 6 p.m. | updated: June 13, 2025, 12:56 p.m.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:A Roman army camp discovered in the Netherlands expands the knowledge of how far north the empire’s boundary extended. Located north of the Rhine River, the camp was found in the Veluwe region of the Netherlands. Experts believe the site was a stopover camp for troops marching to new locations. A new discovery of a Roman army marching camp changes what we know about the frontier boundaries of the empire beyond the Rhine River. “Only four such temporary Roman camps are known in the Netherlands,” Stevens said, though dozens have been found in Germany and hundreds in Britain.

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