German archaeologists incredibly lucky: massif hunsr?ck in the West of Germany, which is located on the territory of the Federal States of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, gave them a sensational discovery - remains of a Roman camp. It was built during the famous Gallic war. This find is the earliest evidence of the indwelling of the Romans over the Rhine.

At the mountain hunsr?ck (Hunsr?ck) on the territory of the Federal States of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in the West German archaeologists recently discovered the earliest known Parking Roman legionaries. There were found numerous nails, which Legionnaires egged their kaliga-sandals. Roman warriors sowed them 26 hectares - therefore, there could not less than 10 thousand. What they needed for the Rhine?

As informs "der Spiegel", a great number of antique vases and amphorae, and Shoe nails were found in the city of Hermeskeil (Hermeskeil, land Rheinland-Pfalz). Currently this is the earliest evidence of stay Roman garrisons on German soil. As a rule, the Roman camp was set up on the place, where was the battle. Camp obnovilsya shaft with a ditch and palisade, representing a powerful at the time of construction. The outputs were covered artificial obstacles like the wolf pits. The front gate is located opposite the rear, right and left gate was connected to the main street.

"This part of world history became available for archaeologists" - confirms the head of excavations Frau Sabine Hornung (Sabine Hornung) from the University of Mainz. A military camp was constructed at the end of the Gallic war, waged by Julius Caesar between 53 and 51 BC. A military camp with a protective rampart, spread over 26 acres and contained, historians estimate that between 5 to 10 thousand soldiers.

Most likely it was founded in order to defend themselves from the Celts. Roman military camp was found on a hill near Hermeskeil in the XIX century, but only now historians really figured out what the problem is. Still, the oldest in Germany was considered the camp, built by the Roman legions in Trierer Petrisberg for 30 years before Christ. In 2011 find more old Roman camp at the border with the Netherlands - M?nsterland. And here again the new finding is even more ancient.

That is exactly here was exactly base of the Roman legions, not normal marching camp, archaeological findings. The fact that there was suppliers (now often use the word "experts") rear Roman troops, confirm the wreckage of a mill to grind grain and stockpiles of weapons. Nails with heads with the soles of the sandals Legionnaires first signaled that need to dig in this place, and then confirmed that there was a warehouse shoes for the military, which did not allow the legs to slide on slippery clay soil.

A unique discovery makes it an excellent state of preservation: the camp, made in the form of a trapeze, surrounded by a moat and rampart, part of which is hidden in the near groove. "Incredibly lucky!", - this is the verdict of experts who polyclucinum found traces of Rome on German soil. While archaeologists are unable to answer all arising in such cases, the issues. In particular, who had to fight Roman Legionnaires: not the fact that with the Celts, even though they were just five miles! But the chances to find the answer there: according to experts, the archaeological work here will last another five to six years.

The Romans arrived in this part of Germany under Julius Caesar. From 58 to 51 years B.C. the legions of Caesar was conquered Gaul, including the area to the West of the Rhine, where the Romans allowed to settle friendly German tribes. Near permanent camps there were settlements of urban type (Canary), inhabited by foreigners, members of their families, located baths, temples and the like. In recent years, many German cities, including Frankfurt, Cologne, Bonn and Mainz, celebrated its two thousandth anniversary - after all, they have emerged as a settlement founded by the Romans.

At Emperor August in the result of several victorious campaigns of the Romans conquered the tribes of the Germans until the Elbe. In 9 year of our era Germans under the guidance of the leader of heraskov Armenia (or German) destroyed three Roman legions (about 25 thousand soldiers), headed the Roman Governor of Quintilian Pitch, in the famous battle of the Teutoburg forest. After such a crushing defeat to the Roman domination on the territory between the river Rhine and the Elbe was at some time done, and the expansion of Rome was suspended.

The attempts of the Roman emperors Tiberius (10-11 years of our era) and Germanika (14-17 years BC) was barren. The latter managed during his third trip (16 BC) to defeat the army Armenia, but the inhospitable terrain forced him to return.