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<p>[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 3092393, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]780601[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that this is a well-written and entertaining book by Paul Pearson. I recommend it highly.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the book, Pearson writes, "Radiocarbon dating of wooden artifacts tied the battle [at Harzhorn] unequivocally in the first half of the third century." Numismatic evidence includes denarii of Severus Alexander and Julia Mamae "advancing the <i>terminus post quem</i> [the earliest possible date for something] to 228."</p><p><br /></p><p>What is surprising is the distance into hostile territory that the battlefield was found. The battlefield is found farther north and east than anyone had predicted.</p><p>"Hence the late date surprised just about everyone because the Romans were not supposed to have penetrated this far into Germany after the first century" [after the Varus disaster at Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE].</p><p><br /></p><p>"The battlefield is no less than 350 kilometers across barbarian territory ... and would have taken a Roman legion the best part of a month to approach ...."</p><p>"And the layout of the battle suggests the Romans were engaged on their <i><b>return </b></i>journey."</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you Julius for sharing the pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Note: Hamilton books is a good source for discounts on this book and others on ancient Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bart9349, post: 3092393, member: 5682"][ATTACH=full]780601[/ATTACH] I agree that this is a well-written and entertaining book by Paul Pearson. I recommend it highly. In the book, Pearson writes, "Radiocarbon dating of wooden artifacts tied the battle [at Harzhorn] unequivocally in the first half of the third century." Numismatic evidence includes denarii of Severus Alexander and Julia Mamae "advancing the [I]terminus post quem[/I] [the earliest possible date for something] to 228." What is surprising is the distance into hostile territory that the battlefield was found. The battlefield is found farther north and east than anyone had predicted. "Hence the late date surprised just about everyone because the Romans were not supposed to have penetrated this far into Germany after the first century" [after the Varus disaster at Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE]. "The battlefield is no less than 350 kilometers across barbarian territory ... and would have taken a Roman legion the best part of a month to approach ...." "And the layout of the battle suggests the Romans were engaged on their [I][B]return [/B][/I]journey." Thank you Julius for sharing the pictures. Note: Hamilton books is a good source for discounts on this book and others on ancient Rome.[/QUOTE]
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