During excavations at the site of an ancient Roman military camp located near theCity
The protective structure is a woodena structure consisting of pointed stakes. It is designed to prevent the enemy from approaching and covertly attacking the camp. Similar defensive structures have been described by historians and even mentioned by Julius Caesar.
A protective structure made of wooden spikes designed to deter would-be attackers, found in the excavations of an ancient Roman camp. Photo: Frederic Auth, Goethe University
For example, in “Notes on the War with the Gauls” the Romanthe dictator wrote about trenches dug around the camps, at the bottom of which stakes were installed. From above, such protective structures were camouflaged with willow branches. Wars who tried to cross such protection fell into a ditch and ran into sharp peaks.
Despite the widespread use so farthe researchers could not find a single such protective structure: apparently, most of these wooden structures did not survive two millennia. The fact that a rare find was made in Bad Ems is a consequence of the specifics of local soils: the swampy, wet land has preserved historical monuments well.
The military camp at Bad Ems is believed by historians towas equipped at the beginning of the first millennium AD to protect the settlement, engaged in the extraction of silver ore. The ancient Roman historian Tacitus writes that the Roman governor tried to mine silver in this area in 47 AD, but found almost nothing. After the failure, the camp was abandoned.
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