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