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| Lindum | Continued | ... three only now can be distinguished, the fourth being scarcely traceable. Fronting the Praetorium is the Praetorium gate, crossing the north lines in an oblique direction. Opposite to that gate, and behind the Praetorium where the Decuman gate should be, is a road leading out of the Camp, which may have been the Decuman; and onwards to the right and left of the Praetorium, are to be Seen the two, which were Called the principal gates, as being at the ends of the principal Street which crossed the Camp in front of the Praetorium. Upon the Polybean System of castramentation, this fort would accommodate 1200 men. Immediately adjacent to the north Side of the Station, is the Procestrium or pro castrum (for a camp) or an addition to the other, as probably used by Agricola for containing his men and baggage, when he thought of dividing his army into three parts, in order to watch the movements of Galgacus, and fight from the neighbouring hills. This procestrium seems to have been strongly fortified, and a subsequent work the the other, for part of the area of the great camp was included in it, but its entrenchments are levelled by the plough, while the corner of the former is yet visible. Its South gate it also to be seen as connecting it with the station, and this again with the fragments of another gate on the north side. It was of an oblong shape, consisting of 1060 feet by 900, and is capable of accommodating 4000 men. North-west of the procestrium is the great camp - so styled from its size. Its mean length is 2800 feet, and its mean breadth 1950; it would, therefore, according to the Polybean system, hold about 2600 men, and this was what made General Roy to believe that it was this camp that Agricola held his great army, previous to his dividing it into three bodies, in order to meet and conquer the Caledonians. The form of this Camp is oblong, but ... |
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