Julius Caesar: Historic Battlefield From 55 BC Found In Dutch Territory

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http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/34744/20151217/julius-caesar-historic-battlefield-55-bc-found-dutch-territory.htm

Archaeologists have discovered the location of a historic battle that was fought by Roman general Julius Caesar and his army, where they massacred two Germanic tribes in the year 55 BC in the Dutch territory. This new finding has some of the first evidence that proves Caesar and his army's presence in the Dutch territory.

Nico Roymans, an archaeologist from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam announced the discovery during a press conference at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, according to news release.

The new discovery is remarkable for Dutch archaeology, as it is one of the earliest known battles on Dutch territory and now there is even archaeological evidence that proves so as well. Caesar wrote about the location of this battle in Book IV of his "De Bello Gallico" and until now the actually location was unknown.

Among the findings were large numbers of skeletal remains, spearheads, swords and a helmet from the battle. The presence of these archaeological materials is some of the first evidence, which indicates that Caesar and his army were present in the Dutch territory.

The two Germanic tribes, the Tencteri and the Usipetes had appealed to Caesar for asylum, which he rejected. Caesar had then ordered his army to wipe out the tribes by using some of the most extreme measures. Today, Caesar's actions would be referred to as a genocide.

Roymans claimed that the discovery was made in Kessel (North Brabant) in the Netherlands, where the findings have a historical significance to Dutch archaeology.

[truth_seeker]

My wife, baby daughter, and I took off on a short vacation while I was stationed near Stuttgart. We drove into the night towards Amsterdam, but eventually we were tired and needed to stop.

We pulled off the highway some distance, stopped the car and left the baby inside the car, while my wife and I spread out a poncho and crawled into sleeping bags, and immediately went to sleep.

When it was light in the morning, we looked around and we were in a cow pasture, with cows milling around looking us over. We had also attracted some orange slugs on our poncho.

This overnight sleep location was near this Roman battle site.

We got up and drove another hour or so into central Amsterdam, and enjoyed our stay immensely. Great people. We took a boat ride in the harbor, and drove to the beach at Zandvoort, near Haarlem.

Returned to our home in Germany via Brussels, Aachen, etc.

A few years later I worked for a firm with a major office in Haarlem, and I stayed and worked there for a few days, riding the train into central Amsterdam for sightseeing. On that trip, I visited the Anne Frank House.

Developed friendships which lasted years, with a couple of our Dutch employees.

Although we named our language "English" after the "Angles" who immigrated to "England" it was a different Germanic tribe from Holland, which bore the closest link to the eventual English language. That is the "Frisian" language and people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisian_languages