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Carnuntum (from Ancient Greek Καρνοῦς (Carnous) according to Ptolemy) was a Roman legionary fortress (Latin: castra legionis) and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province.
Carnuntum once ranked among the most important cities of the Roman province Pannonia. Built as a stronghold against the Barbaricum on the other side of the Danube Limes, it also was a crossover point of the Amber Road and occupied a major strategic, political and economic role.
Nov 24, 2020 · Carnuntum today. Today visitors to Carnuntum can explore the remains of this Roman city – including the ruins of the military camp, amphitheatre and civilian and religious buildings – while also discovering the many full reconstructions built at the site.
- Sarah Roller
Almost all of the Roman town of Carnuntum, 25 miles east of Vienna, Austria, is preserved under fields and vineyards. The town’s history began in A.D. 40, when Roman soldiers of the Legio...
Feb 2, 2002 · According to Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the University of Vienna’s Institute for Archaeological Science, experts have located the forum of Carnuntum, a Roman camp about 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Vienna, that dates to 6 AD, and which is considered to be one of the empire’s most strategic strongholds north of the Alps.
Carnuntum, the most important ancient Roman legionary camp of the upper Danube frontier, situated at Petronell, 20 miles (32 km) east of Vienna. It was the emperor Tiberius’s base in his attacks on the Marcomanni (ad 6), although a fort for one legion was first erected under the emperor Claudius.
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Today, it is one of the tourism hubs of Lower Austria, despite of being located in a rather quite corner of the country. Antique Carnuntum was founded as an army base for the XV (15th, in case you were wondering) legion around 40 AD.
