Carnuntum

• Carnuntum was a Roman Legionary Fortress founded in c.50 CE, whose ruins are located at Petronell-Carnuntum in Austria.
• It became the Capital of the Province of Pannonia Superior in the 1st century CE.

History

• The Legionary Fortress was occupied by the following Roman legions:
  • Legio XV Apollinaris (14-115 CE)
  • Legio XIV Gemina (106-c.400 CE)

Roman Site and Museum

• Carnuntum Archeological Park
  • The Park holds the Remains of the Roman Fortress.
  • House of Lucius
  • Palace Remains
  • Amphitheatre Remains (which seated 25,000 spectators)
  • Heathen’s Gate or Heidentor (Roman Triumphal Arch: 361 CE)

Museums

• Museum Carnuntinum
  • Located in the village of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
  • It holds the Finds from Carnuntum.

Carnuntum Archeological Park