Carnuntum

thumb|Plan of legionary fortress

Key facts

Ancient site.map_type: Austria
Ancient site.location: Lower Austria, Austria
Ancient site.region: Pannonia Superior
Ancient site.epochs: Roman Empire
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of: Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1608bis-071
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year: 2021
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria: Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Ancient site.name: Carnuntum
Ancient site.image: Carnuntum map Roman city.png
Ancient site.caption: The legionary fortress, auxiliary fort and town ()

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Home | Römerstadt Carnuntum

The Roman town of Carnuntum is your gateway to antiquity. Here you can experience completely reconstructed buildings from the time of the Roman Empire.

carnuntum.at →

Link to the official site · 5,790 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Elevation: 170
Official website: www.carnuntum.at
Image: Carnuntum Petronell.JPG

Show 3 more facts

Commons category: Carnuntum
Commons gallery: Carnuntum
P8168: Gmina Koźminek

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Article

18 sections

Contents

History
Military history
Legio XV {{lang|la|Apollinaris}}
Legio X {{lang|la|Gemina}}
Legio VII {{lang|la|Gemina}}
Legio XIV {{lang|la|Gemina}}
History of the city
Today
Civilian city
Heidentor
Fortress
Culture
Gladiator school
Museum Carnuntinum
In fiction
Gallery
References
External links

thumb|Plan of legionary fortress

Carnuntum ( according to Ptolemy) was a Roman legionary fortress () and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century, it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of approximately 50,000 inhabitants.