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A map of Roman limes, located outside the city of Trier, in present-day Germany.

Map showing the sights along the German Limes Road (German: Deutsche Limes-Straße) in the state of Baden Württemberg in Germany. The Upper German-Raetian Limes forms the frontier of the Roman Empire between the rivers Rhine and Danube, and...

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...

Osterburken is the location of the best-preserved Roman Limes fort in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is also home to the Römermuseum Osterburken, which presents finds from Osterburken and the region and provides information...

Vetoniana is a Roman cohort camp near Pfünz in Bavaria, Germany. Probably constructed around 90 CE as a wooden and earth structure and later rebuilt in stone, Fort Vetoniana was garrisoned by a unit of 500 men, including some cavalry. Of...

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...

Brown grass on a body of water at Norden, Germany.

A photograph taken on 15 December 1917 showing German and Russian delegations signing the armistice to end hostilities between the two nations during the First World War (1914-18). German Federal Archives, Koblenz.

Joseph Fiennes as Martin Luther (1483-1546) in Luther (2003). Image credit: Eikon Film and NFP Teleart.

The Limes Fortlet in Pohl (German Limeskastell Pohl) is an authentic replica of a small limes fort with a watchtower. It is designed as an open-air museum and gives a vivid and plausible impression of life on the German frontier.