Description

This historic restoration is based on what the form the Roman Baths of Weißenburg would have had in their final phase of functionality. Also referred to as the Great Thermae, these baths are one of the most remarkable relics of the Roman camp and its garrison, the vicus Biriciana, whose duty was to protect the northern border of the province Rhaetia (Upper Germanic Rhaetian Limes). The baths that served the garrison, dating from 90 BCE to 259 CE, are located at the edge of the modern city of Weißenburg in Bavaria. Discovered in 1977, they are among the very few such Roman archaeological remains to be preserved on German soil.

Media Id: media_WRB_20071030_170648 Date Uploaded: 2007-10-30 17:06:49