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Roman Military Camps to Modern Adventures

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NPR explores the history of 'camp' from 16th-century military lodgings to modern wilderness adventures designed to build manly men.

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When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun

In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week, we go to camp: from 16th-century military lodgings to the wilderness adventures of the 1880s designed to turn boys into "manly men."

2026-06-25 09:00 UTC