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威尔士发现的罗马堡垒可能证明皇帝营地的神话是真实的Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real

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复原图展示了彭布罗克郡普雷塞利丘陵上的遗址。摄影:马克·梅罗尼A mock-up of the site in the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire. Photograph: Mark Merrony

独家:在彭布罗克郡新发现的罗马堡垒中出土的四世纪硬币及其他发现表明,关于弗伦尼·福尔山附近军营的中世纪民间传说有其历史依据。

Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in reality Magnus Maximus, the Roman emperor who ruled Britain in the fourth century, led his troops against the Picts and Scots, but a theory that he also established a military camp near Frenni Fawr hill in Wales has so far been based on folklore.

马克·梅罗尼在堡垒指挥部建筑遗址旁。摄影:马克·梅罗尼Mark Merrony next to the site of the fort’s headquarters building. Photograph: Mark Merrony
普雷塞利丘陵中的弗雷尼福尔山。摄影:马克·梅罗尼Frenni Fawr hill in the Preselis. Photograph: Mark Merrony

罗马皇帝马格努斯·马克西穆斯曾在第四世纪统治不列颠并率军对抗皮克特人和苏格兰人,但长期以来,他在弗伦尼·福尔山附近建立军事营地的说法仅基于民间传说。如今的考古发现让这一传说有了现实基础,令考古学家兴奋不已。

Now fourth-century coins, among other finds at a newly identified Roman fort in Pembrokeshire, suggest the medieval tale was rooted in reality, to the excitement of archaeologists.

在遗址发现的一块瓦片残片。摄影:马克·梅罗尼A tile fragment discovered at the site. Photograph: Mark Merrony