A remarkable archaeological discovery has revealed more about the Roman military presence in what is now southwestern Germany in the early part of the first millennium. In Stuttgart’s Bad Cannstatt district, more than 100 horse skeletons dating to the second century AD have been uncovered during a routine excavation. Experts believe the animals once belonged to a Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby, offering rare insights into how the Roman army managed and utilized its equine forces. The horses are thought to have been part of an Ala, a Roman cavalry unit composed of approximately 500 riders. These troops, stationed at Hallschlag in the province of Germania Superior during the early second century AD, would have required a horse population of
