Archaeological Park Carnuntum
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Archaeological Park Carnuntum contains the remains of ancient Roman city Carnuntum.
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[edit] Location
It is located in Lower Austria, extending over the area of today's villages Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. The location lies on the main road halfway between Vienna and Bratislava.
The site is divided into three parts
[edit] Civilian city
The remains of the civilian city extend around the village Petronell-Carnuntum. There are several places to see in the civilian city: Roman city quarter in the open-air museum, palace ruins, amphitheatre, and "Heidentor".
The Roman city quarter was a peripheral part of the former civilian city. The ruins are exposed in the open-air museum directly in the present village. One of the ancient houses, called The House of Lucius, is being rebuilt using traditional techniques. It is to be opened to the public on 1 June 2006.
The center (forum) of the civilian city was next to the palace ruins, also referred to as large public baths.
Some way outside the city was the large amphitheatre, which had room for about 15,000 spectators.
The huge Heidentor (Heathens' Gate) was erected between 354 AD and 361 AD as a triumphal monument for Emperor Constantius II.
[edit] Military city
The only remaining monument of the military city is its amphitheatre. It was located just outside of the fortified military camp. Today, a small adjacent museum shows the history of the gladiators.
[edit] Museum Carnuntinum
The archaeological museum Carnuntinum lies in the present village Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, almost on the bank of the Danube river. The most important excavations from the ancient city can be seen here.
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