Serbian Headquarters of Roman Legion found

[Angela]

See:
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9243-201130-serbia-legion-headquarters

"Reuters reports that the headquarters of the VII Claudia Legion has been discovered in a farmer’s field in eastern Serbia, near what had been the Roman provincial capital of Viminacium. The Roman legion was active between the second and fifth centuries A.D. Archaeologist Miomir Korać said more than 100 such headquarters are recorded in historical documents, but most of them are now covered by modern cities. This principium had 40 rooms with heated walls, a treasury, a shrine, parade grounds, and a fountain, he added. Some 120 silver coins, thought to have been left behind during an invasion or natural disaster, were uncovered in one of the rooms. “The distribution of coins from a corner to the door…suggests they [the coins] spilled while someone was fleeing,” said archaeologist Nemanja Mrdjic."

I'm sure that there were baths as well.

The VII Claudia Legion was one of the oldest of the legions, borne out by its original name, the Paterna. It was also sometimes called the Macedonika. It fought in many areas but its first engagements were in Gaul (58 BCE). It was at a battle in Albania and at Pharsalus in Thessaly in 48 BC. It fought in Africa, was involved in the invasion of Britain, and then spent long years in the Balkans. It was named the Claudia in 42 BCE by the Emperor Claudius when it supported him against the rebellion of the governor of the province of Dalmatia.

From the following source, which now seems to be borne out...
"[FONT=&quot]When IIII Scythica was transferred from the Middle [/FONT]Danube[FONT=&quot] to the [/FONT]Euphrates[FONT=&quot] to fight in [/FONT]Corbulo[FONT=&quot]'s eastern campaigns (c.58), VII Claudia Pia Fidelis replaced it. The exact site of its new base is not known but may have been [/FONT]Viminacium[FONT=&quot], modern Kostolac east of [/FONT]Belgrade[FONT=&quot], where the unit certainly was staying at a later time.[/FONT]

https://www.livius.org/articles/legion/legio-vii-claudia/

A funny note from Wiki:
"Tiberius Claudius Maximus, the Roman soldier who brought the head of Decebalus to the emperor Trajan, was serving in Legio VII Claudia. An inscription in Pompeii revealed that a certain Floronius also served in the seventh legion. The inscription says: "Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.""

 

[Dibran]

See:
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9243-201130-serbia-legion-headquarters

"Reuters reports that the headquarters of the VII Claudia Legion has been discovered in a farmer’s field in eastern Serbia, near what had been the Roman provincial capital of Viminacium. The Roman legion was active between the second and fifth centuries A.D. Archaeologist Miomir Korać said more than 100 such headquarters are recorded in historical documents, but most of them are now covered by modern cities. This principium had 40 rooms with heated walls, a treasury, a shrine, parade grounds, and a fountain, he added. Some 120 silver coins, thought to have been left behind during an invasion or natural disaster, were uncovered in one of the rooms. “The distribution of coins from a corner to the door…suggests they [the coins] spilled while someone was fleeing,” said archaeologist Nemanja Mrdjic."

I'm sure that there were baths as well.

The VII Claudia Legion was one of the oldest of the legions, borne out by its original name, the Paterna. It was also sometimes called the Macedonika. It fought in many areas but its first engagements were in Gaul (58 BCE). It was at a battle in Albania and at Pharsalus in Thessaly in 48 BC. It fought in Africa, was involved in the invasion of Britain, and then spent long years in the Balkans. It was named the Claudia in 42 BCE by the Emperor Claudius when it supported him against the rebellion of the governor of the province of Dalmatia.

From the following source, which now seems to be borne out...
"When IIII Scythica was transferred from the Middle Danube to the Euphrates to fight in Corbulo's eastern campaigns (c.58), VII Claudia Pia Fidelis replaced it. The exact site of its new base is not known but may have been Viminacium, modern Kostolac east of Belgrade, where the unit certainly was staying at a later time.

https://www.livius.org/articles/legion/legio-vii-claudia/

A funny note from Wiki:
"Tiberius Claudius Maximus, the Roman soldier who brought the head of Decebalus to the emperor Trajan, was serving in Legio VII Claudia. An inscription in Pompeii revealed that a certain Floronius also served in the seventh legion. The inscription says: "Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.""

Very interesting. Need to read when I get home. Any graves/remains uncovered?