The ancient Roman name of Ljubljana was Emona. Today, one can still see some Roman elements in the city. E.g. this redesign of a part of the Roman town walls was created by architect Jože Plečnik.
Category: Roman Empire
Roman Museum in Wagna
The Roman Museum of Wagna is located right above the remains of the former Roman settlement Flavia Solva. Thus, you can simultaneously look at the ancient walls below your feet and some Roman pieces that have been found there.
Roman Theatre in Mainz
During ancient times, the name of Mainz was Mogontiacum. You still find several Roman remains in the city. For example, the ruins of the Roman theatre stand next to the railway station named Mainz Römisches Theater.
Heidentor in Carnuntum
On a train journey from Vienna to Carntuntum-Petronell, travellers have this photo of an ancient Roman monument. The structure is part of the archaeology park Carnuntum. Local people call this monument Heidentor (Pagans’ Gate).
Porta principalis dextra in Vienna
This mosaic on a building in Vienna reminds pedestrians of an ancient gate (porta principalis dextra) that stood here in the 1st century. It was part of the Roman fort Vindobona, the nucleus of modern Vienna.
Roman sewer in Cologne
Below the Spanische Bau in Cologne, fans of Roman architecture find the remains of the ancient Roman Praetorium. Right next to these ruins, visitors have the chance to walk through a former Roman sewer below the streets of the modern city.
Roman Fort Biriciana
The Roman fort Biriciana, nowadays known as Kastell Weissenburg, was occupied by cavalry units during ancient times. The photo shows the reconstructed north gate (Porta decumana) of the fort area. In Roman times, this gate led to the Limes.
Capitoline Wolf in Maria Saal
This ancient stone is immured in a church named Marienkirche in Maria Saal. The depiction shows the Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina). The piece is probably a relic of the Municipium Claudium Virunum, a former Roman place in Carinthia.
Archaeological Park Cambodunum
This model represents the ancient forum of Cambodunum. This Roman city stood on the grounds of today’s Kempten. In the Archaeological Park Cambodunum (APC), you will find reconstructed temples of the former Roman settlement.
Roman fort Divitia in Cologne
In Cologne (Köln), you can still find the remains of an ancient Roman fort. The name of the Köln-Deutz district originates from the name of the depicted fort called Divitia. During Roman times, these walls guarded an important Rhine bridge.
Lapidarium at Seggau Castle
This wall of Seggau Castle (Schloss Seggau) near Leibnitz is a heaven for friends of Roman history. You find there an extensive lapidarium with ancient tombstones. More artefacts are shown at the Roman museum in Wagna nearby.
Horseshoe Tower in Tulln
The Horseshoe Tower (Hufeisenturm) in Tulln remains from the ancient military camp Comagena. The Roman name originated from an equestrian unit descending from the region of Commagena.