In the western part of the Odenwald, close to the Upper Rhine Valley, is a stone run, approximately 2 km long and 100 m wide. It is known as the Felsenmeer, the sea of stones. It was created through spheroidal weathering and is one of … Continue reading The Rocks of Reichenbach
In the North they built a wall to protect their empire. In the area that is now Germany they called this wall or border: limes. FOWC with Fandango: Limited
when building a house. That’s true today and it was true 2000 years ago when an enterprising Roman build himself a villa rustica here.
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These are all artefacts in the museum of Chesters Roman Fort (formerly known as Cilurnum) in Northumberland. They are around 1800-1900 years old. And especially for curiouscat99 who thought of this prompt: The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Ancient
In the back is a freight train, 20th century technology transporting 21st century goods. And in the foreground are the remains of a villa rustica, a farming estate from almost 2000 years ago when the Romans were settling in the area.
The villa was only discovered in the 1980s although it is a built up area. I was very impressed with the layout and the swimming pool as well as the underfloor heating.
Square 24 for the KindaSquare Challenge in October.
This is the remains of a toilet facility built by Romans in a villa rustica in the Odenwald in German. When it was built it was most probably not an outhouse as such but now it is as open as anything.
This is from more than a millenium later, in the ruin of a castle in Handschuhsheim near Heidelberg. Since it has no direct water access (unlike the Roman facilities) it was a lot less hygienic.
This now is from the 21st century: plastic and with a slightly humourous sign.
Finally, for my private satisfaction. The poster of a local wannabe politician with a sign that shows where I think he belongs.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: bathrooms, outhouses and port-a-potties.
Ladenburg was called Lopodunum in Roman times and an important town in the region. Many streets were named to remember this past. Some of the street signs come with explanations.
Titus Vlavius Vespasianus was Emperor when the first wooden fort was built.
During the time of Emperor Domitian the fort was rebuilt in stone.
Emperor Trajan elevated Lopodunum to a town and is considered the founder.
Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a Roman poet from Burdigala (Bordaux, France) in the 4th century. In his poem Mosella Lopodunum was mentioned for the first time in a literary text.
Emperor Hadrian ordered the limes in this region built, to safeguard the Roman settlements.
There were to men called Januarius documented in Ladenburg, a decurio (soldier) and a magister pagi (a town official).
Mithras was a Persian, later Roman sun god. A stone relief depicting him was found in Ladenburg.
For Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge. More photos of streets, alleys, paths, avenues, and street signs can be found here.
Cilurnum was a fort on Hadrian’s Wall, today it is known as Chester’s Roman Fort in Northumberland. The roads leading through the fort and trading post can still be made out amongst the excavated foundations.
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge. For more roads, alleys, paths, and streets can be found here.
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