06-23-2006, 07:48 AM
Ave to all,
The point I am trying to make is that a limited series of place-names in "kaster" "kester" (see posts above) could qualify Roman "forts", but the equivalence is anything but evident.
There is indeed no continuity between "castra Exploratorium" and its modern name. Neither so for "pinnata castra", indeed a term used by Ptolemy. These names are very important for the UK, as they are the only two ones attested in ancient sources.
As far as I know, there is no name known where roman "castra" has been transmitted in a modern-day descendant.
Better still, there is no evidence of ANY Roman fort simply being called "Castra".
I will post shortly a second list of Roman forts in "castra" in antique sources.
Valete
Cepheus
aka Bernard Roobaert
The point I am trying to make is that a limited series of place-names in "kaster" "kester" (see posts above) could qualify Roman "forts", but the equivalence is anything but evident.
There is indeed no continuity between "castra Exploratorium" and its modern name. Neither so for "pinnata castra", indeed a term used by Ptolemy. These names are very important for the UK, as they are the only two ones attested in ancient sources.
As far as I know, there is no name known where roman "castra" has been transmitted in a modern-day descendant.
Better still, there is no evidence of ANY Roman fort simply being called "Castra".
I will post shortly a second list of Roman forts in "castra" in antique sources.
Valete
Cepheus
aka Bernard Roobaert
