Roman Ermelo

Roman Ermelo was a big roman camp in what is now Netherland. It was created under Augustus in the short-lived roman province of Germania.

History

A Roman marching camp has been found on the push moraine east of Ermelo: Roman camp Ermelo. It has been found together with a smaller one. They were far in hostile territory for the Romans, on the route between the Limes and the ancient Lake Flevo.
The largest camp of 6 hectares offered space for 4000-6000 legionaries. The diamond-shaped earthen defensive walls of this marching camp can still be partly seen in the landscape and were partly restored in 2006. A second smaller camp was not found until 2017. In 2020, excavations confirmed that it was of Roman origin.