Eine abgelegene und vergessene Römerstraße mitten im Rhein-Main Gebiet? Mitten in einem der größten Ballungszentren Deutschlands? Auf die historische Elisabethenstraße trifft dies zu, auch wenn sich natürlich nur ein Teil der rund 35 km langen Strecke zwischen Mainz und Frankfurt als abgelegen beschreiben lässt. Die historische Elisabethenstraße ist Strecke voller Kontraste. Vom holprigen, unbefestigten Feldweg …
I have just returned from a short holiday in Andalusia. It is always surprising to me, how much Roman heritage can be found throughout Europe. One thing that struck me was a stretch of Roman road in Andalusia that I stumbled across, when looking for things to do on a day trip to the Sierra …
What does a centuries-old road through the heart of Germany look like today? This is what I want to find out in the next couple of months, when I walk from Frankfurt to Leipzig on a route that is known as the Via Regia. History of the Via Regia For centuries the Via Regia was …
Frankfurt’s central location within Germany made the city into a transportation hub and a place to early medieval times. It was the site of an important annual fair and the place where the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire met for centuries. Today, Frankfurt is part of the Rhein-Main agglomeration of more than five …
The scattered rock faces, arches and tunnels break up the dense green vegetation of the hills. When the setting sun shines on the rocks they glow with an almost orange color. The landscape of Las Médulas seems unreal and in a way it is. It is ancient, yet man-made and it was once the largest …
Would you go to northern France to search for Roman Roads? Maybe you should. Eight roads meet in the small city of Bavay. They are known as Chaussée Brunehaut and survived the centuries since the Romans built them I learned about Bavay during research on the first weeks of the First World War for my …
Roman roads were the key infrastructure of the Roman Empire. The Empire was focused on Rome and so were its roads – symbolized by the Miliarium Aureum (the Golden Milestone) at the forum in Rome. When Augustus became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC, roman roads lead all around the Mediterranean Sea. They were …
The part of Germany east and north of the Roman fortified border – the Limes Germanicus – has long been thought of as wild and inaccessible Germanic country untouched by the Romans. The Harzhorn battlefield helps to shed a different light on this part of history. It was discovered in 2010 on a strategic pass, …
Bavay was briefly site of the headquarters of the British army in August 1914, before the great retreat began after the battle of Mons. The road leading south-west from Bavay towards Le Cateau was used by the retreating forces and the German army following suit. Therefore, following that road gives some idea about the circumstances …
