- Forum Hadriani
Forum Hadriani, at the modern town of
Voorburg , was the northern-most Roman city on the European continent and the second oldest city ofThe Netherlands . [W. de Jonge, J. Bazelmans and D.H. de Jager (eds.), "Forum Hadriani. Van Romeinse stad tot monument". Utrecht, 2006] It was located in theRoman province Germania Inferior and is mentioned on theTabula Peutingeriana , a Roman road map.The site Forum Hadriani formed the nucleus of the
civitas of theCananefates , who lived west of theBatavians . It was situated along the "Fossa Corbulonis" or "Corbulo-canal". This waterway was established about47 C.E. by the Roman generalGnaeus Domitius Corbulo , forming an important shortcut between the riversRhine and Meuse. After theBatavian Rebellion , in which they participated, the Cananefates became loyal allies of the Romans.In
121 emperorHadrian made a long voyage along the northwestern border of the empire, during which he visited the Cananefate town. He gave the town his own name, Forum Hadriani ("Hadrian’s Market"). An alternate name, maybe the only official name, was Municipium Aelium Cananefatium (Aelius being the family name of Hadrian).The shortened version of this name, MAC, has been found engraved in a couple of Roman milestones found in the neighbourhood.About
270 C.E., after several plagues and attacks by Saxon pirates, the Romans abandoned Forum Hadriani.The first excavations at the site of Forum Hadriani were carried out by
Caspar Reuvens , between 1827-1833. Reuvens held the first professorship Archaeology ever, worldwide.ee also
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List of Latin place names in Continental Europe References
External links
* [http://www.livius.org/a/holland/voorburg/forumhadriani.html Photos]
* [http://www.livius.org/vi-vr/voorburg/forum_hadriani.html Livius.org: Forum Hadriani]
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