| Acknowledgements |
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2 | (2) |
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1.2 Theme, aims and main research questions |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (1) |
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1.4 Migration and ethnogenesis |
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7 | (1) |
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1.6 Returning auxiliary veterans |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.8 Research history and strategy |
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13 | (1) |
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1.9 Structure of the text |
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14 | (3) |
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2 Landscape and habitation |
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2.1 Brief geological history of the area from the Iron Age to the beginning of the Roman period |
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17 | (2) |
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2.2 The landscape according to historical sources |
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19 | (1) |
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2.3 The landscape according to geological and archaeological sources |
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19 | (4) |
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2.4 The `Woudgronden' (`Forest soils') |
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23 | (1) |
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2.5 Post-Roman erosion and disturbances |
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24 | (1) |
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2.6 Perception of the landscape |
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25 | (1) |
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25 | (4) |
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2.8 Administrative division of the area |
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29 | (2) |
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3 The roman military community |
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3.1 Development of the limes |
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31 | (14) |
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31 | (3) |
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3.1.2 Military developments in the research area until 70 |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (3) |
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3.2 Military structures along the limes |
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45 | (23) |
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45 | (15) |
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3.2.2 Other military fortifications |
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60 | (8) |
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3.3 Secondary military structures along the limes |
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68 | (10) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Synthesis of secondary military structures |
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77 | (1) |
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3.4 Military Infrastructure |
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78 | (16) |
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78 | (6) |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (4) |
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3.4.5 Synthesis of infrastructure |
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93 | (1) |
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3.5 Rural settlements in the limes zone |
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94 | (3) |
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3.6 Military structures in the coastal area south of the limes |
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97 | (14) |
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3.6.1 Den Haag-Ockenburgh |
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98 | (5) |
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3.6.2 Den Haag-Scheveningseweg |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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3.6.4 Naaldwijk-Hoogwerf and its surroundings |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (3) |
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3.8 The military community: a synthesis |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (28) |
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115 | (7) |
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115 | (3) |
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4.1.2 The appearance of the road |
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118 | (2) |
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4.1.3 Other (possible) roads |
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120 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Tributary paths of the main road? |
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121 | (1) |
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4.1.5 Roads in the allotment system of the countryside |
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4.2 The administrative center in Voorburg |
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122 | (17) |
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123 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Problematic nature of interpreting the archaeological evidence |
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123 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Development of the settlement |
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125 | (10) |
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4.2.4 Religion in the town |
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135 | (1) |
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4.2.5 The economy of the town |
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136 | (1) |
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4.2.6 The town in Voorburg |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (80) |
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143 | (1) |
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5.2 The Late Iron Age (250 BC - 1AD) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (2) |
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5.4 New inhabitants in the 1st century |
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147 | (9) |
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5.4.1 Starting date of the habitation |
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148 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Origin of the inhabitants |
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149 | (7) |
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5.5 The rural settlements between 50 and 275/300 |
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156 | (22) |
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5.5.1 Rural settlements in the micro-region Schiedam |
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156 | (6) |
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5.5.2 Rural settlements in the micro-region Naaldwijk |
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162 | (7) |
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5.5.3 Rural settlements in The Hague region |
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169 | (8) |
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177 | (1) |
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5.6 Burials and cemeteries |
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178 | (7) |
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179 | (1) |
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5.6.2 `Individual' burials |
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180 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Small clusters of graves |
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181 | (1) |
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5.6.4 Graves along the Roman road |
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182 | (1) |
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5.6.5 Inhumations and single skeleton parts in settlements |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (7) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (4) |
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5.7.3 Religion in the rural area |
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191 | (1) |
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5.8 Ditch systems, dams, and culverts |
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192 | (6) |
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192 | (4) |
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196 | (1) |
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5.8.3 Cultivation and water control |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (15) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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5.9.10 Synthesis rural economy |
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211 | (2) |
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5.10 The end of the rural habitation |
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213 | (8) |
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5.10.1 Settlements that end around the beginning of the 3rd century |
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213 | (2) |
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5.10.2 Settlements that end after 250 |
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215 | (3) |
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5.10.3 Reasons for the abandonment of the sites in the 3rd century |
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218 | (1) |
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5.10.4 Habitation in the 4th century |
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219 | (2) |
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5.11 Continuity into the Early Middle Ages |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (20) |
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6.1 The first half of the 1st century |
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223 | (1) |
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6.2 The second half of the 1st century |
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224 | (1) |
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6.3 The first half of the 2nd century |
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225 | (3) |
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6.4 The second half of the 2nd century |
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228 | (6) |
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6.5 The first half of the 3rd century |
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234 | (3) |
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6.6 The second half of the 3rd century |
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237 | (2) |
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6.7 The 4th century and later |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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247 | (1) |
| Abbreviations |
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247 | (2) |
| References |
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249 | (1) |
| Classical sources |
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249 | (1) |
| Modern sources |
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250 | (39) |
| Appendix 1 Roman period settlements in the research area |
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289 | (6) |
| MAPS |
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| Map 1 Settlements, plotted onto a topographical map |
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296 | (1) |
| Map 2 Detail of the south-western part of the research area, with a cluster of settlements, plotted onto a topographical map of the research area |
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