- Katwijk aan Zee is a seaside town located on the mouth of the Oude Rijn in the Province of South Holland. The towns of Valkenburg and Leiden are nearby.
- It was an important Roman Port with a Roman Naval Harbour known as Lugdunum Batavorum or Brittenburg, which was built by Claudius (41-54 CE) in the Province of Germania Inferior. No Roman Ruins are visible today.
History
- Unfortunately the sea has reclaimed the Roman ruins of Brittenburg. They appeared briefly in 1520 CE only to disappear again shortly afterwards.
- Katwijk was the North Sea Terminus of the Limes Germanicus, a series of Forts along the Rhine Frontier.
- Lugdunum Batavorum guarded the mouth of the Rhine in Germania Inferior.
- The Fort covered a large area and Suetonius describes Caligula (37-41 CE) as building a Lighthouse here.
- Ships probably sailed due west from Katwijk for Britannia, as the port of Dunwich was also at Latitude 52 ° North.
Canals
- Fossa Corbulonis (47 CE)
Museums
- Museum Oud Valkenburg in nearby Valkenburg
- Located in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Kruisweg, Valkenburg.
- This small museum is located in the tower of the church and holds Finds from Roman Valkenburg.
- National Museum of Antiquities in nearby Leiden
- Located at Rapenburg 28, Leiden.
- The Roman Collection includes the bronze Roman Equestrian Mask, a Roman Equestrian Silver Helmet, a Roman Inkpot, the Nehalennia Altar and items of Terra Sigillata.
Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands