Three Roman camps found in Arabia

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The Roman presence in Arabia is poorly documented and understood. (Below is a previous thread on the Roman presence there.)

Using Google Earth, researches have found evidence of three previously-undocumented Roman fortified camps in northern Arabia:

 

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Dr Michael Fradley, who led the research, said: "We are almost certain they were built by the Roman army."

In the report, published in the journal Antiquity, he explained his conclusion was based on the "typical playing card shape of the enclosures with opposing entrances along each side".

The research team believes they may have been part of a previously undiscovered Roman military campaign "linked to the Roman takeover of the Nabataean Kingdom in 106 AD, a civilisation centred on the world-famous city of Petra, located in Jordan".

The team hypothesizes that, given the distance of 37 to 44 km between each camp, it was too far for infantry to travel in a single day and that the forts were instead constructed by a cavalry unit that could traverse such desolate terrain in that time, perhaps on camels.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-65391574

https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-identify-three-new-roman-camps-in-arabia/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 28, 2023 by guy