Bonn

• Bonn is a city located on the River Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
• It was the Roman Legionary Fortress of Bonna located in Germania Inferior.

History

• Bonn was founded in 12 BCE as a small fortlet, then it was rebuilt in the 1st century CE as the Legionary Fortress of Castra Bonnensis.
• Roman Legions posted to the Fortress:
  • Legio XXI Rapax (70-83 CE)
  • Legio I Germanica (c.28-70 CE)
  • Legio I Minervia (82-353 CE)

Museums

• Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
  • The museum holds the Aachen Portico, items of Roman Jewelry and other Roman Artefacts.

Roman Roads

• A Military Road
  • The road followed the west bank of the Rhine and connected the Limes Germanicus.

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