Ancient site · Germany · Partial ruin
Limes Germanicus
Obergermanisch-Raetischer Limes
The Limes Germanicus is the ancient Roman frontier system of earthworks, palisades, watchtowers and linked forts that ran from the Rhine to the Danube, marking the edge of Roman provinces in Germania and Raetia between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. It survives today as archaeological remains, excavated fort sites and some reconstructed sections such as the Saalburg, and is part of the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire listings.
First raised
AD 9
Its prime
AD 150
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in AD 150
What Limes Germanicus looked like in its prime.
A long linear boundary of turf and earth: a deep outer ditch, an earthen mound built from the spoil, and a timber palisade of closely set vertical stakes atop the mound; timber watchtowers stand at regular intervals, behind them low stone or timber forts with rectangular plans and gate-entrances sit back from the frontier, narrow roads and fords meet the line, and occasional stretches are built as low grey stone wall instead of timber.
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8 places to explore in AD 150.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Limes Germanicus, including 3 interiors: saalburg fort courtyard (reconstructed), timber watchtower platform and interior, castrum gate (porta principalis). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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