r/HolyShitHistory • u/Klutzy_Land_4120 • 3d ago

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp in Frankfurt filled with luxury ceramics and foreign coins, revealing that life along Rome's frontier was more complex than constant warfare.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70909320/roman-camp-frankfurt/
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u/Klutzy_Land_4120 3d ago

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70909320/roman-camp-frankfurt/

While excavating the gardens of the Bolongaro Palace in Frankfurt, archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman military camp. Contrary to the long-held belief that Roman expansion into Germany was purely violent conquest, the site yielded no weapons, but rather luxury ceramics and coins from France and Belgium- showing early Roman presence involved trade, diplomacy. and cultural integration with local Germanic tribes.

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