Blariacum (Blerick)

Blariacum is mentioned as a road-house on the Peutinger map and can be identified with modern Blerick. It is situated on the west bank of the Meuse and was situated along the road from Tongeren to Nijmegen.

However, there is no archaeological evidence to confirm this identification. It is likely that there was a bridge across the Meuse, to modern Venlo. If this is correct, there must have been a fort in the fourth century, which makes it al the more remarkable that there is hardly any archaeological evidence.

The existence of another station along the road from Tongeren to Nijmegen has been suggested for Lottum, just north of Blerick.