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Tracking Roman Vienna: Frontier fortress Vindobona

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From 1st to 5th century AD Roman fortress Vindobona was only one among a number of forts lining the Northern frontier (‘limes’) of Imperium Romanum. Carnuntum, capital of Roman province Pannonia, was situated not far to the East and on the banks of the Danube, too. It exceeded Vindobona in importance by far and remained a significant city into late antiquity. Today, you can visit extensive Roman excavations. A civilian city also called ‘Vindobona’ was approximately situated on the spot of ActiLingua Academy’s school building. It was completely destroyed during the age of migratory confusion. Little remained of Vindobona fortress on whose ruins medieval Vienna was built. Its history is accessible via historic and archaeological texts and, more vividly, by wandering through modern Vienna’s topography and discovering the nomenclature of streets and squares. Join us at the ActiLingua lecture "Vindobona - Roman Vienna"!