A Roman conflict scene in Switzerland
The high discovery of the Roman Fort in Alps has a recent development in a remarkable series of results that allow us to track the progress of an Lashkar -e -War group in the first century BC. After their march, we can see that they tried to overcome the mountainous regions, and where they collided with local forces, as Hans Flick told Matthew Simmands.
At some point in the past few decades ago, the Roman army stopped the River Meera, in Italy, north of the Lake Como. When the soldiers were there, some stones grabbed their eyes on the edge of the river. Although this rock is a specific, which pushes the rapid pace in the Bergel region, the interest of the armies was not due to its geological novelty. Instead, they saw that the natural process had smoked these stones in an ideal size and shape to work as a sling shot. Soldiers were storing ammunition. Although the war group was already equipped with a lead sling shot, their lives were good. Traveled in the opposite region ahead. The military valley followed the modern Switzerland, and then made the septum for the larger pass of the alpine. We know – and the armies are definitely suspected – that they are moving towards at least one war. The collision was about 70 70 km away, perhaps in its future, it offers a matter of days as the soldiers were estimated at the river. And when the fighting erupts, Legionary Sulajar will find herself in the thick of action.
The military campaign formed a part of Rome’s struggle to eliminate various groups living in Alps north of Italy. The efforts began in the 30s BC and ended in a successful victory campaign at the behest of the Augustus, and was led by Droses and Tabrus in 15 BC. Although this vast historical framework is provided by ancient survivor literature, specific details about events that occur during this period are relatively SP viral. With the move to the Alpine region, our knowledge of the Lashkar -e -Jang group does not come from the pen of any Roman author, but also the signs of his death that has been living in the landscape for more than 2,000 years. These telt signs are found from a handful of wandering to large -scale military structures. Metal detectors and archaeologists were first informed about the presence of these soldiers two decades ago. Following in his footsteps, the recently discovered a well -announced fortress has been discovered that strengthens the alpine Ridge at a height of 2,230m from the surface. The ability to rebuild the way that this war group has participated on a large scale, and the ability to observe its activities to a certain extent during March, is less than extraordinary.
A precision in archeology
Hans Flak, the archaeological service of the Archaeological Service, says ‘All this began in 2003’, which is one of the three projects, along with the three project leads in the University of Basel, along with Peter-Andrew Schwarz, Windowsa Professor, and Grayson Archaeological Service. ‘A metal detector went in search of old roads in the region with permission to work in Grubandan Canton, Switzerland. He investigated a valley called “Sources” in the local language, which provides a good relationship between the south and the north of Alps. The septimer pass is located at a end, which provides a standing but relatively easy access point, while the north leads another important passage in the Lenzroid Valley. Two lead sling shots were recovered in search of an area of pastures on the northern end of the valley, which was sealed on the names of two different Roman armies: the third and twelfth. In Switzerland, the Roman lead sling shot is rare, so it usually suggested something beyond something. Nevertheless, many interesting results were produced while examining the rest of the pasture, nothing else from this early Roman period. Twenty years later, we do not yet know why those two lead sling shots ended there. Maybe they were easily lost on the way. ‘
‘At the same time as this was happening, another metal detective was working illegally at the septummer pass. Roman material was also found there, including more lead sling shot – this time, along with the tenth army, the third and twelfth armies, as well as the Hacoles belonging to the Sandals, who marched the military march. Werner Zenier, an archaeologist, found out about it and was excavated in 2008-2009 by the service of Bareshadi Academy Deer Vasinshifin and Archeology. It showed that when the Roman soldier arrived at the septimer pass, he set up a temporary camp: a kind of strength that provided safe housing overnight during the campaign. The camp was so large that about 800 800 soldiers could be adjusted. The scrutiny also revealed that both the military lead and the stone are taking sling shots. These are the latter that can be addressed in the Bergel, in the Valley, where stones are found in the right caleber in the water course. ‘
In the north of the septum pass, the metal detector, who recovered the first pair of the lead sling shot, kept combing the valley. His perseverance came when he suffered a focus on a militia in a partly open forest area called Cristas and Reduction. It is located east of a valley, and forms the peak of a triangle of the region that rises rapidly and dominates a narrow margin of a relatively level surface ground walking on the edge of the valley. Today, this shelf of the earth is exploited by a modern road that passes through the valley. The weapons and coaches found in the fields can be divided into two wide varieties: those used by the Roman military, and which are most likely by local fighters. Roman material once again had a clear amount of lead sling shot bearing stamps representing the third, twelfth and tenth armies. These results were regularly published by Jurg Ragath, Archaeological Service, and was associated with the fighting during the campaign of Drosis and Tabris in 15 BC. Nor did the interpretation receive universal acceptance.
By 2012, the material coming from Christmas and Bardins had dried up and it was assumed that the site had ended. However, not everyone was convinced, and a small metal detector visited the place in 2018. He noticed that there was still Roman material in the ground and presented its results in front of archaeological service, who, in conjunction with the Petter-Andrew Schwarz, launched a project to find a project, dig and record the rest. It was launched in partnership with organized metal detectors in the AGP (Swiss Working Group for Archeology proposal). It lasted from 2021 to 2023, with an analysis of the results. Although the definitive importance of local weapons and coaches is currently being discussed from the site, pieces of scabs, axes, lenses, helmets and shields are recovered. As far as the Roman military metal work is concerned, about 3,000 pieces were found, including about 450 -lead sling shot, about 30 points from Ballista Bolt, 20 aero heads, one or two parts of Jellion, and 2,500 Hunnil. There is no doubt that the Roman troops working here have come from the same war group that camped on the septum pass. It helps to stop these sectors with the projectils, as well.
Further information
More details about the project can be found here in German. www.gr.kh/de/instrationen/verWaltung/ekud/afk/adg/kooperationen/seiten/cvmbat-surses.aspx.
An article, also in German, is available here about these results: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-1046324.
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