by Laura Clark

A team of researchers investigating the land surrounding the Bay of Muggia, near Italy's border with Slovenia, has found evidence of a large Roman fort believed to be the oldest ever discovered.

Strategically positioned on a hilltop overlooking a natural harbor on the Adriatic coast, the fortification was part of a large military camp stretching over 32 acres, LiveScience's Charles Q. Choi reports. It had 80-foot-wide ramparts to keep potential enemies at bay and was flanked by two smaller forts on either side.

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