- Budapest is a Port city located on the river Danube and is the capital of Hungary.
- It was Roman Aquincum, the second capital of Pannonia Inferior which held a Roman Legionary Fortress occupied by the Legio II Adiutrix (70-269 CE).
Meditations
- Meditations was written in 167 CE by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE). It consists of 12 Books which are guides to self awareness and self improvement, as part of the philosophy of Stoicism.
- It is thought to have been partly written whilst Marcus Aurelius was staying at the Emperor’s Palace in Sirmium, and also whilst based in Aquincum,
Roman Sites
- Aquincum Civil Amphitheatre
- Aquincum Military Amphitheatre
- Aquincum Mithraeum
- Aqueduct with three levels (Ruins)
Museums
- Aquincum Museum and Archeological Park
- The Museum holds Ruins of buildings, Artefacts and Paintings, and a Reconstruction of the Hydraulic System.
Aquincum Museum, Budapest