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Panoramic spreads of
the Roman 'turris' at Fort Vechten By Robert Vermaat
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October
4, 2008:
Fall has begun at the Limes.
July
13, 2008:
Summer is in full swing, good news for our third guard at the Limes.
June
8, 2008:
The sun is
finally back again, good news for the soldiers from Corbvlo..
June
1, 2008:
More good
weather for our second guard at the tower for this year.
May
25, 2008:
A cool day
with some rain, no Romans to be seen.
May
18, 2008:
Another dry
day for the first guard of the soldiers from Corbvlo.
May
11, 2008:
Very good
weather greeting our first guard at the tower for this year.
May
4, 2008:
Again a
warm sunny day and again a guard of Pax Romana.
April
20, 2008:
Well, that
sure looks more like spring - a warm sunny day for the
first guard of Pax Romana.
March
24, 2008:
Spring
has arrived? When least expected, the Limes
turns white - happy Easter everyone!
March
15, 2008:
Spring has
arrived. The first bleak flowers have survived stormy
weather..
February
10, 2008:
A cold but
extremely bright winter afternoon along the Limes.
December
22, 2007:
It's the morning of the
Winter Solstice. Happy Dies Natalis Sol Invictus
everyone!
December
21, 2007:
King Winter has invaded
from the North! And freezes every object upon his touch..
December
14, 2007:
A cold
sunset over the lands in the north of the Roman Empire.
December
9, 2007:
Late Fall
is creating the most bright blue skies over the turris...
November
22, 2007:
A bright morning, the fog still on the fields, stretches
across the Limes. Waiting for the kids.
November
18, 2007:
A low sun
is setting over the golden leaves of a late Fall along
the Limes.
October
7, 2007:
It's
October now, and the shadows are clearly getting longer.
September
23, 2007:
It's still
looking like summer on the Limes, even though
the Fall has officially started.
September
9, 2007:
A large Roman camp has
sprung up again for the Open Monuments weekend.
September
2, 2007:
With the
fort gearing up for the coming weekend, we visited while Corbvlo
guarded the tower.
August
26, 2007:
We returned
to the tower during the first weekend after the holidays in August.
August
5, 2007:
The wet summer has made the grass very green, but there
are also bright and sunny days.
June
3, 2007:
The grass on the Limes has been mown, and two Romans take up the watch.
May
20, 2007:
After weeks of rain the cattle of the civilians and the
horses of the soldiers can graze again..
May
6, 2007:
We returned
to the tower during our first Roman weekend in May in a record drought.
April
22, 2007:
From a very
short winter to a very dry spring: with the flowers, the Romans also spring up at the Limes.
February
8, 2007:
Winter
again reaches the Limes, creating a white world
just for one day... (full 360-degree).
January
21, 2007:
Winter
skies, dark and light mixed together.
January
14, 2007:
Winter
sunset.
January
7, 2007:
Winter? Wet
and windy, for sure.
November
17, 2006:
We had to wait a very long time for the beautiful colours
of this warm fall to reach the Limes..but they
were well worth waiting for.
November
11, 2006:
Jeroen/Hieronymus celebrates his 6th birthday at the tower - cold but we
skipped the rain.
October
1, 2006:
The Fall
returns to the Limes, with sunny spells but also
heavy rain.
September
10, 2006:
A large Roman camp has
sprung up in the sunshine during the Open Monuments
weekend.
August
20, 2006:
We returned
to the tower in August - in the pooring rain!
July
5, 2006:
Sunset on
the Limes after a first heatwave.
May
28, 2006:
The scuta
of the Fectienses and the Minervii line
the tower during the first event of the year.
May
7, 2006:
The first
warm sunshiny days and the flowers cover the Limes.
April
23, 2006:
Spring is
here but it's still cold... Jeroen manages to be in two
spots at once.
March
3, 2006:
Winter
desperately tries to hang on, choking the Limes
with snow...
November 13,
2005:
Fall has
descended on the frontier, but still with nice skies and
bright sunlight.
October 9, 2005:
Fall is
coming to the Rhine, with a low sun and dark clouds.
September 25,
2005:
Men and
boys on a frontier in the Fall, still free of cars...
August 21, 2005:
Back at the
tower for a day of guard duty on the Rhine frontier.
June 24, 2005:
Time Team is filming at the tower.
June 19, 2005:
Nearly
summer, blistering heat when we had guard duty.
June 12, 2005:
Late spring,
threatening rain.
May 29, 2005:
A greyish
day, no Romans on the tower.
May 1, 2005:
It's May 1st,
the tower during the opening of the season.
April 23, 2005:
Spring has
turned the Limes into a sea of dandelions.
April 8, 2005:
A windy and
wet spring has reached the northern Limes.
March 3, 2005:
Really
winter in Germania Inferior.
February 23,
2005:
The first
snow of winter has fallen.
February 19,
2005:
February,
cold and wet..
October 10, 2004:
The shadows
are lengthening.
May 23, 2004:
The first
sunday, it's nice and quiet again.
May 16, 2004:
All Romans
are present during the grand opening.
March 23, 2004:
Still under
construction.
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