Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Danube Limes in Austria

Contents

FRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Foreword by David J. Breeze

Common cultural heritage of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire

Frontiers and trade

The ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ World Heritage Site

The definition of a World Heritage Site

The task ahead

History and extent of frontiers

Rome’s foreign policy

The location of frontiers

The army and frontiers

The purpose of frontiers

Soldiers and civilians

Military administration

Research on Roman frontiers

Inscriptions and documents

Survey and excavation

Aerial survey and remote sensing

Protection and presentation of frontiers

Future perspectives

THE DANUBE LIMES IN AUSTRIA

Introduction

The setting of the frontier line

Historical background

Situation in the late Roman times

The frontier installations

Life on the Limes

Research on the Limes

Museums on the Limes

Museums and tourism

Offers for families and schools

Roman Events

Future perspectives

The World Heritage Site

Where to see the Austrian Limes monuments

Further reading

Illustration acknowledgements

About the Author

Professor David J. Breeze has published several books on Roman frontiers and the Roman army. He is a former chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies / hat mehrere Bücher über die römischen Grenzen und die römische Armee veröffentlicht. Er ist ehemaliger Vorsitzender des Internationalen Kongresses für Römische Grenzstudien.

Professor Andreas Schwarcz is retired Professor for Medieval History and an expert on Late Roman history at the Austrian Institute for Historical Research, Vienna University / ist Professor für Geschichte des Mittelalters (i.R.) und ein Experte für spätrömische Geschichte am Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung, Universität Wien.

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