Groma of the Legionary Base at Lambaesis

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Carole Raddato
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The legionary base at Lambaesis in modern-day Algeria was founded shortly before Hadrian's (r. 117-138 CE) visit to the North African provinces in 128 CE. It was the camp of the third legion (Legio III Augusta). The camp covered an area of 21 hectares and had a defensive wall measuring 500 x 420 m. The groma was a rectangular building located at the centre of any new military camp, i. e. the point where the surveyors used their groma instrument to lay out the fortress plan.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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