guy 156 Report post Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) Recent excavations at Vindolanda have found evidence of Batavian troops: Quote Recent excavations have found a copper alloy lion head pommel (see below) that dates from AD 90 to 105 when the 9th cohort of Batavians were stationed at Vindolanda. The 9th cohort of Batavians were a mixed infantry-cavalry unit of about 1,000 men that came from a region close to the mouth of the Rhine near the modern day city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Batavian soldiers were first brought to Britain during the conquest period in AD 43, and also fought at Ynys Mon in present-day Anglesey where they attacked the Druid stronghold in an amphibious assault. Excavations at Vindolanda have also uncovered a bone handled knife that dates from around the same period as the Batavians, a sherd of a mortarium bow with indications that it was repaired using lead and copper alloy, a pit containing hundreds of nuts (mostly hazelnut) which dates from AD 105-108, and samian pottery depicting a hare. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/07/evidence-of-the-9th-cohort-of-batavians-among-new-finds-at-roman-vindolanda/147997 Edited July 10, 2023 by guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
