Scientists at Switzerland’s University of Basel used Light Detection and Ranging lasers to create 3D models of the terrain, which revealed that the encampment was fortified with three ditches ...

Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, the team identified the remnants of the military ... camp is strategically located, fortified with three ditches and a rampart, allowing Roman ...

Auxiliaries guarded forts and frontiers but also fought in battles, often in the front lines where it was the most dangerous. The Roman army was huge ... had to build a camp, complete with ...

Despite the hardships, many who had been posted to Britain settled there, taking plots of land near remote Roman forts ... had been born in an army camp and was a mascot to the Roman legions.

For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and the power of ... and the province was held by just three legions and a few forts. They managed to keep a fragile control on Britain ...

Researchers also found artifacts including weapons and military equipment. Scientists at Switzerland’s University of Basel used Light Detection and Ranging lasers to create 3D models of the ...