05-05-2008, 09:00 PM
Hey Brian,
Thanks for your imput. The fort is roughly about 1.53 acres in size, and one of the units attested as being there was The Cohort of Ulpian Cugerni, Trajan's Own at the beginning of the third century. This particular unit was in Britain by 103 and was a quingenary unit (roughly around 500, but usually below 480) consisting of six centuries although there is doubt that it would have had the additional four cavalry troops of an equitate cohort.
The only problem I am having is that following the roman geometrical patterns it is difficult to position 6 barracks, 2 granaries, a co's house and a praetorium in the rectangular pattern the drawing D B Campbell showed us seems to provide.
As shown above, that configuration seems more quadratical. Unless of course there are any other buildings I should be aware of?
Thanks for your imput. The fort is roughly about 1.53 acres in size, and one of the units attested as being there was The Cohort of Ulpian Cugerni, Trajan's Own at the beginning of the third century. This particular unit was in Britain by 103 and was a quingenary unit (roughly around 500, but usually below 480) consisting of six centuries although there is doubt that it would have had the additional four cavalry troops of an equitate cohort.
The only problem I am having is that following the roman geometrical patterns it is difficult to position 6 barracks, 2 granaries, a co's house and a praetorium in the rectangular pattern the drawing D B Campbell showed us seems to provide.
As shown above, that configuration seems more quadratical. Unless of course there are any other buildings I should be aware of?
