Der Limes in Deutschland

[Nictoshek]

The Limes cuts across Germany and has a length of more than 550 km. From the 1st until the 3rd century AD it marked Rom's frontier to Germania.

About 60 forts, variouse small forts and 900 watchtowers where occupied by approx. 25000 Roman soldiers. They controlled and secured the frontier.

The Limes is one of the most important archaeological monuments in Germany.

[kaima]

In Germany I lived on the Limes (leem-ess for American, not as in lime, as the green juice!) and to drive to Hanau would pass over the Limes Brucke (bridge). The Limes display just north of Frankfurt is easy to get to and the "most complete" reconstruction of a Limes fort. I put that in quotation marks, as they acknowledge that part of the reconstruction was speculation and romanticized.

Perhaps closer to home for Poland is the part of the Limes in Slovakia along the Danube. Trade and commerce and incursions did occur outside of the Limes, and there area numerous Roman archaeological finds in Slovakia and other non-occupied lands from that time. Budapest is proud of its famous baths located there (today as well as) in the Roman times.




This looks like a sister production to the one presented on Germany....

[Nictoshek]

Fascinating, I love all things historical.

[kaima]

Looks like there may be a Polish connection, as yet to be defined. There is a conference coming up in Pecs, HU, and a Polish page for the conference that is as yet blank.

danube-limes.eu/news

danube-limes.eu/press/poland

If anyone, or you, Nictoe, find any information posted later, please let us know!

[Nictoshek]

Capa Kaliakra Bulgaria

Poland (which understandably does not contain a section of the limes) brings to the project the knowledge acquired by Polish experts researching the limes in Bulgaria.

Well apparently, that seems to be the Polish connection. Anyways, there's a related Bulgarian site:

www.limes2012.naim.bg/trips


A terrific '‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire World' 205 page illustrated online book:

The ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site’ will embrace the frontier in its entirety,
acknowledging that sometimes it was just a linear barrier or even just a line on a map but elsewhere may extend to a broad military zone, which is a network both physical in form but also intangible in nature. This network encompasses a support structure both behind and in front of the barrier, and the effect of the Roman military presence on the people on, behind and in front of the frontier, extending far beyond the formal boundaries of the Roman empire. Thus, the frontier both divides and connects the ancient and modern peoples of Europe and the Mediterranean world..

‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ – the European dimension of a World Heritage Site