Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Corner Tower

One of the Corner Towers of the Saalburg Fort on the palisade, as indicated
in the layout drawing of the fort
Date and original information is the same as the Saalburg Fort Layout drawing.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.

Saalburg Fort , ca. AD 121

1. Headquarters;
2. Commader's Residence;
3. Barracks;
4. Workshops.

Original:
Fernando G. Baptista, Amanda Hobbs, NGM Staff Ast., Jaime Jnes Soucha
Carston Amakien, Saalburg Roman Fort Archaelogical Park;
Jon C. Coulston, Universty of St. Andrews, Scotland
Redrawn by Marcus Audens

Dura-Europos

The Romans erected walls similar to the above in several places along the "Limes" 
where the terrain or the ease of a break-through by barbarians, outside the borders of 
Roman lands, was most likely.  In other areas, towers were used.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.

Lambaesis

Rome established this military fort in approximately AD 81.  It later served as army headquarters
in North Africa.
Redrawn by Marcus Audens.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Roman Ship-yard Dry-dock

Archaeologists have recently uncovered the remains of a sixty-foot
 high building, seen here in a reconstruction that functioned as a  ship
-yard for the drydocking and maintenance of Roman ships.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015