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The Roman Legionary Camp

Up to 12,000 battle-ready soldiers were stationed in a legionary camp. All camps were laid out according to a blueprint with barracks and residential quarters for the higher ranks. To the Germanic tribes, they were usually impregnable strongholds. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/G. Graffe/H. Schmidt/C. Feyera

Road network in Ancient Rome

The Roman Empire benefited from an extensive road network. Transport routes emerged throughout the empire. Especially the many legionaries from the individual provinces had to serve as construction workers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi/ Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fa