Grand armoury of the Roman Legions reveals more
8/24/2018 11:00:00 PM Email
Novae was one of the few great Roman legionary fortresses along the empire's border, forming part of the defences (limes Moesiae) along the Danube in what is today northern Bulgaria. The settlement later expanded into a town in the Roman province Moesia Inferior, later Moesia II. The fortress is one of the few along the limes to have been excavated and now open to the public. At present mainly the central part of the site hae been excavated and restored.
The first traces of the monumental stone structure of the armoury of legionary camp housing the Roman soldiers of Legio I Italica were on recently discovered by AMU archaeologists from the Faculty of Historical Studies a few years ago by Dr. Elena Klenina and Dr. Andrzej B. Biernacki. Only last year, however, were they able to determine that this structure was in fact an arsenal – armoury. This year’s excavations have yielded more information about the subsequent history of the site.
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