Category: Limes Germanicus

Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Germania, Germania Inferior, Hadrian, Hadrian portrait, Limes Germanicus, Nerva–Antonine dynasty, SPQR

Marble head of Hadrian, Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne

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In February 98 AD, Hadrian travelled from Moguntiacum (Mainz) to Colonia Agrippinensis (Cologne) to inform Trajan, the then governor of Germania Inferior, of the death of his adoptive father Nerva (who had died on 27 January) and to congratulate him on his accession to the imperial throne. Hadrian's first visit to the German provinces as… Continue reading Marble head of Hadrian, Römisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne

Archaeology Travel, Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Germania, Germania Superior, Limes Germanicus

Exploring the Limes Germanicus – images from Rome’s Germanic Frontier

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From one end of the empire to another! The Roman empire encircled the Mediterranean Sea, and beyond that, lay its frontiers. By the early 2nd century the empire was stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, through the deserts of the Middle East to the Red Sea, and across North Africa. The “Limes”… Continue reading Exploring the Limes Germanicus – images from Rome’s Germanic Frontier