- Wiesbaden is a Spa town with 14 hot springs on the opposite bank of the Rhine to Mainz located in the State of Hesse in western Germany.
- It was the Roman Spa town of Aquae Mattiacorum in the Province of Germania Superior.
History
- It’s location opposite the double fortress of Mogontiacum, meant it had a constant army clientele using the Hot Springs.
- A permanent Roman Bridge crossed the Rhine between Mainz and a fortified bridgehead located in Mainz Castel, a suburb of Wiesbaden, providing easy access to the Spas.
- Near to Wiesbaden was a section of the Limes Germanicus known as the Upper Germanic Limes. This ran from Rheinbrohl across the Taunus mountains to the river Main, down the Main to Miltenberg, then overland to Lorch.
Roman Sites
- Roman Theatre
- Located on Salvatorstrasse behind Wiesbaden Railway Station.
- Jupiter Column
- This is a Replica of a Roman Column, which stands on the promenade at Schierstein Harbour, Wiesbaden.
- Viccius Seneca, a cavalryman of the Legio XXII Primigenia erected a monument to Jupiter on his estate on February 28, 221 CE.
Roman Roads
- Roman Road
- A Roman road connected Wiesbaden via the bridge with Mainz.
- Rhine Military Road
- This ran behind the Limes Germanicus to the Danube.
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