Roman fort found in Wales could back ancient legend

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorArchaeologists have found a Roman fort in a remote part of Pembrokeshire in Wales that could have held a thousand soldiers, the New York Post reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA thousand soldiers and nobody noticed? That's the best stealth project I've ever heard of.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOxford's Mark Merrony says it rivals the garrisons on Hadrian's Wall.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe first spotted it when a Roman roofing slate stuck out of the ground while he was riding his bike.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA roof tile. Rome kept a thousand soldiers quiet for centuries, and one slate leaked.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSatellite images found it first.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe site is about one hundred eighty by one hundred fifty metres, on a slope with wide views, in what Merrony calls the middle of nowhere.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorZero foot traffic and a view for miles? Sounds less like a Roman fort and more like the sales pitch for a hilltop real estate listing.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe legend says the emperor Magnus Maximus pitched camp on a hill there.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's from medieval Welsh tales, and the fort could tie it to real history.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCould. Which is why I'm calling it a successful soft opening, one that took seventeen hundred years to get reviews.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBuilt for a thousand soldiers, found by one man on a bicycle.