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Novaesium
(develop an en: article on the Legionary Camps/Fortresses at Neuss)
- possible infoboxes: Castrum
| Novaesium | |
|---|---|
 Ground plan of the stone-built 'Koenenlager' from Koenen's excavations of 1887-1900. | |
| Type | Legionary Camps and Fortress |
| Founded | 16BCE |
| Abandoned | 4th century CE |
| Attested by | Tacitus, Antonine Itinerary, Tabula Peutingeriana |
| Structure | |
| — stone structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Claudius |
| Built | mid-1st century |
| Size and area | 570 m × 420 m (25 ha) |
| Shape | Oblong |
| — timber structure — | |
| Built during the reign of | Augustus, Tiberius |
| Built | 16BCE to 43CE |
| Shape | Multiple overlapping polygonal camps of varying sizes |
| Construction technique | earth and wood |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| XX Valeria victrix, XVI Gallica, VI victrix, and others. | |
| — Alae — | |
| Possibly Afrorum veterana from 100AD | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°11′02″N 6°43′19″E / 51.183889°N 6.721944°E |
| Place name | Gnadental |
| Town | Neuss |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Reference | |
| UNESCO | 1631 |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Condition | No above ground remains. Mostly now built over. |
| Excavation dates | 1887-1900, 1953-1980 |
| Archaeologists | Constantin Koenen (1854-1929), Gustav Müller (1921-1988), Michael Gechter (1946-2018) |
| Notes | Denkmalliste (Monument listing): Lfd. Nr. 04/06 |
"Archaeological monument 04/06: Römisches Legionslager Novaesium und römisches Auxiliarlager" (PDF). Denkmalliste der Stadt Neuss, Teil B - Bodendenkmäler (List of Monuments of the city of Neuss, Part B, Archaeological monuments). Retrieved 24 June 2024.