Like a good Shakespearean ghost, Caesar keeps on rising. Julius Caesar, that is, the subject of yet another story about ancient times, back in the news today, with the sandals giving it all away.
Archaeologists doing a dig in Germany have found evidence convincing them that they've uncovered the oldest known Roman military fortress in that country and that the fortress was probably built by none other than Caesar and his troops as they ripped through Gaul in the 1st Century B.C.
The dig is close to Hermeskeil, near the German border with France, and parts of the fort have been known for a few hundred years but have been covered up or eliminated through the normal wear-and-tear of civilization.
Now, though, the archaeologists who have been working at the site for the past couple of years have identified nails from sandals belonging to Caesar's soldiers (along with potsherds, of course) that tie the time to the place and the man to the time, as it were.
The fort, by the way, is impressive, measuring about 45 acres, along with an 18-acre annex, which was once complete with a water spring.
So far, no Veni Vidi Vici graffiti (conjugated or not) has been found. It's only a matter of time, though. Caesar had a high opinion of himself and would have left some kind of calling card. Maybe they'll find some dice.
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