Netherlands
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Rijswijk - De Bult today |
Rijswijk (Gld.)
Rijswijk: place along the Rhine with many Roman military finds, perhaps a limes fort.The river finds near Rijswijk suggest military occupation from the Batavian revolt (70) until the beginning of the fourth century. Among the occupiers of the fort may…Roompot
Roompot: possible location of a Roman fort along the North Sea shore.In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and Ostfriesland, and was well-known for its sea-faring qualities, attacked what is now called Flanders.…
Rossum, La Tène torques |
Scaldis (Scheldt)
Scaldis: river in the west of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. The modern English name is Scheldt, but it is locally known as Escaut (French) and Schelde (Dutch). …
Section of a Roman road |
Servatius of Tongeren
Servatius (†384): bishop of Tongeren, one of the first Christian leaders in the Low Countries. Box reliquary of Servatius (detail) Servatius was…
Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam; note that there is no Christian cross on his mitre, but the arms of Amsterdam |
Site of Mannaricum |
Tabula Leersumiana
"Tabula Leersumiana": modern name of a fragment of an ancient Roman inscription, found near modern Leersum. The Tabula Leersumiana In the Roman Empire,…Tacitus on the siege of Flevum (28 CE)
Siege of Flevum: unsuccessful Frisian attack on a Roman fort in 28 CE, probably identical to Velsen.In 28, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe living in what is now called Holland and was then known as Germania Inferior, revolted against the…
The "Peel Helmet", found in the moors near Deurne |