Although the Roman Empire came to an end many centuries ago, the inhabitants of Cividale del Friuli still like to remember their city founder Julius Caesar.
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Roman paths in Lermoos
Lermoos is situated at a historic route which was even used by the ancient Romans. This clever example of offline ‘augmented reality’ reminds of the fact that there was a Roman path made of trunks leading through the swamp between Lermoos, Ehrwald and Biberwier.
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Lapidarium at Schloss Seggau
Fascinating for fans of ancient Roman grave stones: The lapidarium at the walls of Schloss Seggau near Leibnitz, Austria. More artefacts of the Romans are shown at the Roman museum in Wagna nearby.
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Porta principalis dextra in Vienna
Mosaic at a building in Vienna mentioning that the right principal gate (porta principalis dextra) of a Roman camp was situated here in 1st century. The name of this camp was Vindobona. More…
During a Roman festival at the archaeological park of Carnuntum I watched a reenactment of a Roman wedding. That way I learned about the tradition, that the Roman bride is cloaked. More…
At the archaeological park Carnuntum in Lower Austria a reenactment group shows an ancient Roman testudo formation, also known as tortoise formation. More…
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Heidentor in Carnuntum
On a train journey from Vienna to Carntuntum-Petronell I took this photo of an ancient Roman monument. The structure is part of the archaeology park Carnuntum. Local people call this monument Heidentor (Pagans’ Gate).
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Roman sewer cover in Carnuntum
Reconstruction of an ancient Roman sewer cover seen at the Archaeological Park Carnuntum located in the Austrian state Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). More…
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Horseshoe Tower in Tulln
The Horseshoe Tower (Hufeisenturm) in Tulln is a remain of an ancient Roman settlement named Comagena or Comagenis. Many parts of the tower are still from 4th century. The building is named after the shape of its groundplan which reminds of a horseshoe. More…
This equestrian statue of emperor Marcus Aurelius is a copy of that one located in the middle of Capitols Square (Piazza del Campidoglio) in Rome. It refers to the fact that Tulln is situated on the grounds of a former Roman camp named Comagena.
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Roman mail coach in Maria Saal
One of the most famous ancient Roman stones in Austria: The depiction of a coach immured at the Marienkirche, a church in Maria Saal. Though it doesn’t show a mail coach it is generally known as mail coach relief (Postkutschen Relief). Well the covering of the coach reminds a bit of a letter, doesn’t it? More…
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Capitoline Wolf in Maria Saal
This ancient Roman stone is immured in a church named Marienkirche in Maria Saal. The stone shows the Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). The wolf looks really annoyed, doesn’t it? More…