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Location of the city within the Roman Empire
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Location of the city within the Roman Empire

The ancient city of Aquincum was situated on the North-Eastern borders of the Pannonia Province within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found today in Budapest, capital city of Hungary. Image File history File links Aquincum. ... Image File history File links Aquincum. ... Position of the Roman province of Pannonia Pannonia is an ancient country bounded north and east by the Danube, conterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. ... For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Official website: www. ...


Aquincum served as a military base (castrum), having been part of the Roman border protection system called “limes”. In around 41-54 AD, a 500 strong cavalry unit arrived at the originally Celtic settlement. In 89 AD, already a Roman legion of 6000 fighters was stationed here. The city gradually grew around the fortress and after Pannonia was reorganised by the Romans in year 106, Aquincum became the capital city of Pannonia Inferior. The city had around 30-40000 inhibitants by the end of the 2nd century, and covered a significant part of the area today known as the Óbuda district within Budapest. In the Roman Empire, a castra (the plural form of castrum, castri, a fortification) was a Roman military camp. ... A limes is a Roman wall marking the boundaries of the Roman Empire. ... A Celtic cross. ... A modern reconstruction of a roman centurion around 70 AD The Roman legion (from Latin , from lego, legere, legi, lectus — to collect) was the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army. ... Óbuda (sometimes written in English as Obuda) was a historical city in Hungary. ...


People living in the settlement could enjoy the achievements of the Empire, like central heating in the houses, public baths, palaces, or amphitheatres for social events. The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...


External links

  • Aquincum museum

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Budapest : In Depth : History | Frommers.com (284 words)
The military camp of Aquincum was near where the Árpád Bridge now stands, while the civilian town was farther north; ruins of both can be seen today.
By the early 2nd century, Aquincum had become the capital of the Roman province of Lower Pannonia.
As the empire waned, however, the garrisons on the Danube were increasingly subject to attacks from "barbarians" from the east, and Rome evacuated Aquincum in the early 5th century.
Aquincum (539 words)
Aquincum was one of many Roman forts established on the Danube.
Aquincum had all the "civilized" luxuries of a Roman city, such as baths with heated waters and steam rooms.
Aquincum fell to the Huns and Germanic tribes during the 5th century AD.
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