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Salve!
I am in search of pictures, photographs etc. of Roman fortresses and forts before excavation. I am interested in their outlook in landscape, more precisely of the forts built on slight slopes like e.g. Housesteads! :-)
Thanks in advance.
" Finally, upon being asked by Tiberius why his people had taken it into their heads to revolt and to war against the Romans so long, he replied: "You Romans are to blame for this; for you send as guardians of your flocks, not dogs or shepherds, but wolves." - Cassius Dio, LVI, 16, 3
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When I look for the multitude of Roman forts found by my late friend Raymond Selkirk that are all over Northumberland I go to Google earth and use a conversion system that I have which converts Grid ref' to Lat' / Long that works fantastic in GE.
In fact in Google I have also traced the Stanegate road all the way from Corbridge to the City of Newcastle but then it vanishes with all the industrial work along the Tyne over the years, however with its position following the river I might even suspect that the Pons Aelius fort might even have been a Stanegate fort.
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Thanks, Michael!
I completely forgot about your website, even though I have your book
Although, I am having a bit trouble with finding forts that are on slope
The reasoning behind this is one assumed auxiliary fort about which I am writing an article, so I am looking for similar ,I guess we could call it terracing inside forts! Therefore if you know any other examples I would be glad if you could share them with me.
Luka.
" Finally, upon being asked by Tiberius why his people had taken it into their heads to revolt and to war against the Romans so long, he replied: "You Romans are to blame for this; for you send as guardians of your flocks, not dogs or shepherds, but wolves." - Cassius Dio, LVI, 16, 3