Vindonissa
Vindonissa (from a Gaulish toponym in *windo- "white") was a
hosts a small Roman museum, displaying finds from the legion camp.History
Excavations along the western edge of the Roman camp have discovered a few
A small guard post was established on the site around 15 BC.[2] The Roman settlement and legion camp was probably established in 15 AD. In an expansion around 30, thermal baths were added. The Legio XIII Gemina was stationed at Vindonissa until 44 or 45. With the arrival of the 21st legion (XXI Rapax) the camp was rebuilt with stone fortifications. After the 21st legion had looted the countryside in 69, it was replaced by the 11th legion (XI Claudia) which remained stationed until 101. After this date, Vindonissa was a civilian settlement, with a castle built in the 4th century.
The camp established around 15 AD covered an area of about 20 ha (49 acres) and was surrounded by an 1.8 km (1.1 mi) long wooden and earthen wall with wooden gates and low watchtowers surrounded by a double ditch . By 72 AD this had been replaced by a 3.6 m (12 ft) thick wall with massive gates, watchtowers and a single ditch.[2]
The first systematic excavation of the ruins began in 1896. This and later excavations discovered the ruins of several buildings and numerous artifacts. A 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) long Roman underground canal still provides water to the fountain at
See also
References
- ^ "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Vindonissa in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ "Vindonissa, keltisches Oppidum / römisches Legionslager / Zivilsiedlung". api3.geo.admin.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
External links
- Woolf, G., R. Talbert, T. Elliott, S. Gillies (7 June 2018). "Places: 177661 (Vindonissa)". Pleiades. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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