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Lists Of Roman Sites
The following are lists of Roman sites, sorted by present-day countries. Albania * Amphitheatre of Durrës * Tirana Mosaic Algeria * Cuicul * Thamugadi * Tipasa Austria * Brigantium * Carnuntum * Vindobona * Virunum Belgium Bulgaria * Augusta Traiana * Diocletianopolis * Oescus * Philippopolis * Roman Thermae (Varna) * Serdica Croatia * Epidaurum * Pula Arena * Ragusa * Salona Cyprus * Paphos Archaeological Park Egypt * Andropolis * Antinoöpolis * Via Hadriana France * Arena of Nîmes * Argentoratum * Augustodunum * Avaricum * Cenabum * Durocortorum * Itius Portus * Lugdunum * Lutetia * Pont du Gard * Roman Theatre of Arles * Roman theater of Montaudou * Trémonteix sanctuary * Via Aquitania * Via Domitia Germany * Abusina * Augusta Treverorum * Augusta Vindelicorum * Caesar's Rhine bridges * Cambodunum * Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium * Colonia Ulpia Traiana * * Igel Column * Mogontiacum * Novaesium * Noviomagus Nemetum * Veter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Trier ( , ; ), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves ( , ) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region. Founded by the Romans in the late 1st century BC as ''Augusta Treverorum'' ("The City of Augustus among the Treveri"), Trier is considered Germany's oldest city. It is also the oldest seat of a bishop north of the Alps. Trier was one of the four capitals of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy period in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. In the Middle Ages, the archbishop-elector of Trier was an important prince of the Church who controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The archbishop-elector of Trier also had great significance as one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Because of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidaurum
Epidaurus (, ) or Epidauros was an ancient Greek colony founded sometime in the 6th century BC and renamed to Epidaurum during Roman rule in 228 BC, when it was part of the province of Illyricum and later of Dalmatia.Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, , page 216, "... hand, the Deraemestae (30) were formed from several smaller groups in the vicinity of the new Roman colony established at Epidaurum (Cavtat near Dubrovnik). ..." It is located at present-day Cavtat in Croatia, 15 km (9 mi) south of Dubrovnik. History During the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the city was besieged by M. Octavius but saved by the arrival of the consul Publius Vatinius. Pliny the Elder mentions Epidaurum in section 3.26.1 of ''Natural History'' while describing Dalmatian cities and settlements, "The colony of Epidaurum is distant from the river Naron 100 miles." According to the ''Life of Hilarion'', a hagiography, the eponymous Gazan saint saved the town from the waves of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durocortorum
Durocortorum was the name of the city of Reims during the Roman era. It was the capital of the Remi tribe and the second largest city in Roman Gaul. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, the city was founded circa 80 BC and was the capital of the tribe of the Remi. In the course of Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58–51 BC), the Remi allied themselves with the Romans, and, by their fidelity throughout the various Gallic insurrections, secured the special favour of imperial power. At its height in Roman times the city had a population in the range of 30,000 – 50,000 or perhaps up to 100,000, and was an important node in the road system of Gallia Belgica. After the installation of Magnus Maximus in Augusta Treverorum, Durocortorum was renamed ''Metropolis Civitas Remorum'', and no longer served as the capital of Gallia Belgica although it remained the capital of Belgica Secunda. Etymology and historical mentions The Latin Durocortōrum comes from the Celtic "Duroco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenabum
''Cenabum'', Gaul (sometimes written ''Cenabaum'' or ''Genabum'') was the name of the capital city of the Carnutes, located near the present French city of Orléans. Cenabum was an ''oppidum'' and a thriving commercial town on the Loire river. In 52 BC, during the Gallic Wars, the town was taken by Roman general Julius Caesar and integrated into the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Acts of resistance from the locals who refused to submit to Roman law were severely repressed and resulted in several massacres and the near-total destruction of the town. In the 3rd century, emperor Aurelian visited Cenabum and decided to have it rebuilt (273-274), and named it after himself: Urbs ''Aurelianorum''. In the 9th century, it took the name ''Aurelianum'', the name later evolved into ''Orléans''. In 498, the city was conquered by Germanic invaders, the Salian Franks and brought into the kingdom of Merovingian king Clovis I. Cenabum Celtic Era Cenabum was the most important ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avaricum
Avaricum was an ''oppidum'' in ancient Gaul, near what is now the city of Bourges. Avaricum, situated in the lands of the Bituriges Cubi, was the largest and best-fortified town within their territory, situated on very fertile lands. The terrain favored the ''oppidum'', as it was flanked by a river and marshland, with only a single narrow entrance. By the time of the Roman conquest in 52 BC the city according to Julius Caesar had a population of 40,000 people who were then almost all killed. Siege of Avaricum Julius Caesar, after a series of victories at Vellaunodunum, Genabum, and Noviodunum Biturigum, had arrived at Avaricum in the winter of 52 BC, intent on denying its grain and steel to the rebellious Gauls. Vercingetorix, aware that he had already been bested three times, decided to change strategy. Calling together a council of the tribes in rebellion against Rome, he convinced them to adopt the Fabian strategy of not offering combat with Caesar's forces but denyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustodunum
Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Roman capital to the Gallic people Aedui, who had Bibracte as their political centre. In Roman times the city may have been home to 30,000 to 100,000 people, according to different estimates. Nowadays, the commune has a population of about 15,000. Pioneer of the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth Century with the early exploitation of oil shale and fluorine, since the twentieth century, Autun has experienced a renewed dynamism that has made it the headquarters of several international companies (Dim, Nexans). It contains one of the six French military high schools (Lycée militaire d'Autun). The city, due to its ancient and medieval past, possesses a rich heritage that makes it one of the most important tourist sites in the heart of Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentoratum
Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of the city of Strasbourg. The name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost established by Nero Claudius Drusus. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stationed there. History The Romans under Nero Claudius Drusus established a military outpost belonging to the Germania Superior Roman province close to a Gaulish village near the banks of the Rhine, at the current location of Strasbourg, and named it Argentoratum. Its name was first mentioned in 12 BC but "Argentorate" is the toponym of the Gaulish settlement that preceded it before being latinised, though it is not known by how long. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta permanently stationed in Argentoratum. The Roman camp of Argentoratum then included a cavalry section and covered an area of approximately , from approximately in Tiberian times. Other Roman legions temporarily stationed in Argentoratum were the Legio XIV Gemina and the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Of Nîmes
The Arena of Nîmes (; ) is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, Southern France. Built around 100 AD, shortly after the Colosseum of Rome, it is one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world. It is long and wide, with an arena measuring . The outer facade is high with two storeys of 60 arcades. It is among the 20 largest Roman amphitheatres of the 400 in existence. In Roman times, the building could hold 24,000 spectators, who were spread over 34 tiers of terraces divided into four self-contained zones or maeniana. During Roman times, the Arena of Nîmes functioned as an arena where gladiators battled each other and wild animals. The advent of early medieval Christianity marked the end of these events, prompting the transformation of the amphitheater into a fortress and subsequently a walled town. The 19th century saw the restoration of the arena, accompanied by the removal of houses that had been constructed inside it. Today, the Arena of Nîmes is the site of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Hadriana
The Via Hadriana was an ancient Roman road established by the emperor Hadrian, which stretched from Antinopolis, Antinoöpolis on the River Nile to the Red Sea at Berenice Troglodytica (Berenike). Hadrian had founded Antinoöpolis in memory of his presumed lover, the youth Antinous, who had drowned in the Nile. The Via Hadriana was finished in 137 AD. Traces of the road line were noted by Couyat (1910) and Murray (1925). References External linksMap2001 map {{Authority control Roman roads in Africa Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Egypt Hadrian 137 establishments 130s establishments in the Roman Empire 2nd-century establishments in Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antinoöpolis
Antinoöpolis (also Antinoopolis, Antinoë, Antinopolis; ; ''Antinow''; , modern , modern ''Sheikh 'Ibada'' or ''Sheik Abāda'') was a city founded at an older Egyptian village by the Roman emperor Hadrian to commemorate his deified young beloved, Antinoüs, on the east bank of the Nile, not far from the site in Upper Egypt where Antinoüs drowned in 130 AD. Antinoöpolis was a little to the south of the Egyptian village of Besa (), named after the god and oracle of Bes. Antinoöpolis was built at the foot of the hill upon which Besa was seated. The city is located nearly opposite Hermopolis Magna and was connected to Berenice Troglodytica by the Via Hadriana. History New Kingdom During the New Kingdom, the city, ''Hir-we'', was the location of Ramesses II's great temple, dedicated to the gods of Khmun and Heliopolis. Roman period During the Roman Empire, the city of Antinoöpolis was erected in AD 130 by the emperor Hadrian on the site of Hir-we as the cult centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andropolis, Egypt
{{more footnotes, date=July 2017 :''See Andropolis for namesakes'' Andropolis was an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt, and is now a Latin Catholic titular see. History Andropolis, identified with modern Kherbeta in present Egypt, was important enough in the Roman province of Aegyptus Primus to become a suffragan of its Metropolitan, the patriarchate of Alexandria, but the see faded like most, plausibly at the advent of Islam. * Its only undisputedly documented ('Greek') bishop, Zoilus, participated in a council of Alexandria convoked by Patriarch Atanasius in 362 * A Coptic bishop named Jacob allegedly occupied the see according to Klaas A. Worp. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of Andropolis (Latin) / Andropoli (Curiate Italian) / Andropolitan(us) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : * Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, Assumptionists (A.A.) (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paphos Archaeological Park
Paphos Archaeological Park (also Kato Pafos Archaeological Park) contains the major part of the important ancient Greek and Roman city and is located in Paphos, southwest Cyprus. The park, still under excavation, is within the Nea Pafos ("New Paphos") section of the coastal city. Its sites and monuments date from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Among the most significant remains discovered thus far are four large and elaborate Roman villas: the House of Dionysos, the House of Aion, the House of Theseus and the House of Orpheus, all with superb preserved mosaic floors, especially an Orpheus mosaic. In addition, excavations have uncovered an agora, asklipieion, basilica, odeion, and Hellenistic-Roman theatre, and a necropolis known as the " Tombs of the Kings". Nea Paphos is one of the three components forming the Paphos archaeological complex inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980 for its outstanding mosaics and ancient remains, as well as its historical re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
