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About Xanten

Xanten is a metropolis in the nation of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. It is positioned inside the district of Wesel. Xanten is thought for the Archaeological Park, certainly one of the most important archaeological outdoors museums within the international, constructed at the web page of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Other sites include the medieval metropolis centre with Xanten Cathedral, many museums and large man made lakes for various water recreation sports. Xanten is visited through about a million travelers a year. The first settlements by means of remoted tribes can be dated to around the year 2000 BC.

Around 15 BC the Roman cestrum or camp Vetera turned into created on the Furstenberg close to present day day Birten. It become supposed as a base for campaigns into Germania and until its destruction at some stage in the Revolt of the Batavi in 70 AD it became occupied by 8,000 to 10,000 legionaries, and was the main base of the Class is germanica. After the destruction of Vetera a 2nd camp have become installed on the Bislicher Insel, named Castra Vetera II, which became the bottom camp of Legio VI Victrix.

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