European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse No Burg i try no to convince the Public of everyday Hap even with the most reliable of is Tricky and sometimes never most people have read of the Power and Genius of the roman but few have a Chance to actually see and feel but you dont have to go to Italy to roam among roman ruins and just North of bad stands a reconstruction of the one of the Many fortresses erected by the romans on the the Northern Frontier of the ancient roman originally Saalburg was Only a Small Timber fort surrounded by a later the romans built a Large rectangular 221 by 147 surrounded by a Crenell ated Wall of Mason within Are a Drill a regimental Chapet and other structures for the cohort of troops stationed the entire fort was centrally healed by a Wood and charcoal which also served the Bathhouse outside the main Gate where a trooper could adjust the water temperature to his favorite ninety nine Wells have been the deepest being 26 Wells that became useless or were exhausted were then new ones Many objects of historical value have been found preserved in the Damp mud of the Saalburg and other forts on the limes lines were abandoned in about 260 when the country up to the Rhine was occupied by germanic Saalburg fell into ruins in the Middle Ages and later served the peasants of the area As a in the Isth Century the Saalburg once More attracted Attenson and extensive Archeo logical excavation began in the Middle of the 19th the reconstruction is based on studies of Well preserved roman forts in other and comments by roman authors such As Taci la Travius and the museum within the fort is a Treasury of checker Board safety fish and ail o which build up a mosaic of Haw the ancient ramans Amalia Lopez Bas Relief of roman scene at Saalburg sketch of fort with limes in statue of roman emperor Antoninus plus stands at Entrance to Western part of defense line from Rhei Brohl an the Rhino to Lorch with wooden ditch and watch 1977 stars and stripes Page 11
