Forum Hadriani

Forum Hadriani extended over 12 hectares along the Corbulo canal, featuring stone buildings, temples, public baths, and an inland harbor with wooden quays.

Emperor Hadrian granted market rights to this Cananefate settlement in 121 CE, and thirty years later it received municipal status as Municipium Aelium Cananefatium.

The city layout followed Roman urban planning principles with perpendicular streets, defensive walls, multiple gates, and accommodated approximately 1000 inhabitants until 270 CE.

The archaeological remains lie beneath Park Arentsburg in Voorburg, where a commemorative column marks the location of this northernmost Roman city on continental Europe.

The water-saturated soil preserved numerous organic materials, including wooden harbor structures, providing detailed information about Roman construction techniques and daily life.

Location: Germania Inferior

Part of: Lower German Limes, Frontiers of the Roman Empire — The Lower German Limes (Netherlands)

GPS coordinates: 52.06017,4.34921

Latest update: May 11, 2025 08:13