Complete discounted set of the Roman camp COBI CAMP - Imperium Romanum

Did you know:

• The Roman Empire built permanent military camps called Castrum in the territories under its control.
• Military encampments were always built according to the same scheme, with a rectangular ground plan where the shorter side faced the enemy.
• The camp had a main gate, the Porta Praetoria, and a rear gate, the Porta Decumana.
• Around the camp, auxiliary troops dug a one-meter-deep ditch called Fossa with an embankment Vallum. On top of the embankment, they mounted Pilum murale, which every unit carried with them. This created a palisade tied with ropes, about 120 cm tall.
• In the center of the camp stood the commander’s tent with a room for the scribe and treasurer.
• The camp also included soldiers’ tents, workshops, latrines, a field hospital, and stables.
• The street Via Quintana led to the smithy Fabrica, to the storehouses Horrea, to the baths, and to the stables.
• The focal point of the camp was the parade ground Principia and the commander’s tent Praetorium. The central street Via Principalis connected the side gates.
• On the march, legions carried food supplies for up to two years. However, once a Roman camp was built somewhere, it always attracted local merchants and traders who immediately settled around the camp.
• From preserved records, we know that the architect of the Roman military camp layout was Sextus Julius Frontinus, who described his work in the book Strategemata. The legions followed these guidelines, so every camp was built in the same way. The only exception was a smaller auxiliary fortress with a capacity of 500–1000 men.

Technical parameters:

• ground-plan dimensions 400 × 500 meters
• area 20–25 ha
• number of soldiers 5–6 thousand
• height of palisade with embankment 120 cm
• width of the main entrance gate 3–4 m
• construction material: oak wood
• road system: rectangular grid

Roman regulation Strategemata – Frontinus:

1. “Around the camp a ditch is dug, 9 feet wide and 7 feet deep; on its inner side an embankment is built with inserted stakes.”
2. “Four gates are constructed: the praetorian, the decuman, and the main right and left gates.”
3. “The praetorian road leads from the praetorian gate to the principia; the decuman road from the principia to the decuman gate; the main road runs between them through the center of the camp.”
4. “The principia are located in the center of the camp so that all main roads lead to them.”
5. “Behind the principia a place is prepared for the commander’s tent (praetorium), which should be the most spacious of all.”
6. “The legion is arranged in two rows, with individual cohorts lined up according to their number.”
7. “Workshops, veterinary facilities, granaries, and storehouses are to be placed between the embankment and the inner buildings of the camp.”
8. “The praetorian cohort is stationed near the praetorium to protect the commander (imperator).”
   

About the construction set :

• the COBI CAMP set is made of 4,092 high-quality ABS parts
• the complete kit includes 18 figures and two cattle figures
• Imperium Romanum collection
• pad printed – no stickers
• accurate detailing
• made in the EU