Re: Hessen

From: guestu5er
Message: 68592
Date: 2012-02-22

>How long were the Romans in (Northern and Central) Germania before
>Arminius's attack? About 50-60 years? Or less?
> How far did they make it?

Ptolemy's map:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Ptolemaeus_Magna_Germania.jpg

> I've seen sloppy maps in popular publications that show the Romans
>either at the Elbe, the Oder or even the Vistula but how far did
>they really extend, or do we even know?

Castellum Cattorum, East of the Eastern border (in pink), on this
map:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Ancient_Germania_-_New_York%2C_Harper_and_Brothers_1849.jpg

George