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Limes Information Boards
Limes Information boards in front of the bathhouse of Rückingen Roman Fort (German: Kastell Rückingen) on the Wetterau Limes, north of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The Wetterau Limes is of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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The RömerWelt Limes Information Centre
The RömerWelt is the official Limes Information Centre for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located in Rheinbrohl, south of Koblenz in Germany. RömerWelt introduces visitors travelling on the German Limes Road to the broad topic of...
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The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1
The beginning of the Upper German-Rhaetian Limes, known as the caput limitis, is marked by the reconstructed watchtower Wp 1/1 and information boards in the territory of Bad Hönningen in Rhineland-Palatinate. Built in 1973 about 120 metres...
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The Limes in Germany
A map of Roman limes, located outside the city of Trier, in present-day Germany.
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Aalen Roman Limes Fort, Germany
The Aalen Roman Fort was a Roman military camp on the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes, a World Heritage Site in Germany. It was built in the 2nd century CE and was the largest cavalry garrison north of the Alps. The garrison was home to 1,000...
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Holzhausen Roman Limes Fort, Germany
The Roman Limes fort at Holzhausen in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) is one of the best-preserved forts. It was erected in the mid-3rd century CE during the reign of Caracalla (r. 211-217 CE) and used until the abandonment of the limes in...
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Reconstructed Limes Watchtower Wp 12/77
A Limes wooden tower replica (Wp 12/77) in Rainau (Germany). It was constructed in 2008 and stands near the foundation remains of two stone towers excavated in 1969 and showing the different construction phases of the limes in Raetia.
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Agrippina the Younger
Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger (6 November 15 - 19/23 March 59 CE) was a prominent woman during the early Roman Empire, niece to Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) and Claudius (41-54 CE), whom she married, sister of Caligula (r. 37-41 CE...
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Reconstructed Limes Watchtower Wp 3/26
A 13 metre (42 ft) high Limes stone tower replica (Wp 3/26) near the half-timbered town of Idstein (Hesse, Germany) was constructed in 2001 based on current research. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, the Romans soldiers used retractable ladders...
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Abusina Roman Limes Fort, Germany
Abusina was a Roman military camp of the Roman province of Rhaetia. It is located at Eining on the Danube around 30 kilometres (984 ft) south-west of Regensburg, along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. Originally a timbered earth fort erected...