1. Cavalry command at Castra Vetera

    · Castra Vetera, Xanten, Germany

    Cavalry command at Castra Vetera
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    Pliny spent the final part of his approximately ten-year military service as a cavalry commander at the lower-Rhine base of Castra Vetera. The precise years at Castra Vetera are not certain; AD 55 is a representative year within the late phase of his military service.

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