Germania Inferior
"Germania Inferior" was the name of a province of the Roman Empire, more or less identical with the southern part of the Netherlands and a piece of western Germany. In this category, you will also find articles about the land across the Rhine and the adjacent provinces: Germania Superior and Gallia Belgica.
There are 688 items in Germania Inferior:
"Ambiorix' Treasure"
"Treasure of Ambiorix": modern name of a treasure of ancient coins from 60-50 BCE. It is named after the leader of the Eburones, Ambiorix, and can be seen in the Gallo-Romeins Museum at Tongeren (Belgium). …"Celtic Fields"
Celtic Field: small, square or rectancular field, used to produce wheat or spelt. In spite of their name, Celtic Fields have little to do with the Celts: they were in use from the Early Bronze Age until the Roman period.…Aardenburg
Aardenburg: coastal fortress in Germania Inferior. The ancient name may have been Rodanum. Tower of the Aardenburg fort In 173 CE, the…
Aardenburg, Ancient stones, reused in the Medieval church |
Aardenburg, Archeologisch museum
Often, the best ideas are so simple that you wonder why no one else invented them before. Last Sunday, I visited the small city of Aardenburg, close to the Dutch-Belgian border, to see the remains of the Roman fort. It…
Aardenburg, Figurine of Bacchus |
Aardenburg, Figurine of Minerva |
Aardenburg, Fort, Tower |
Aardenburg, head of Bacchus |
Aardenburg, Jug |
Aardenburg, Model of the Roman fort |
Aardenburg, Remains of the temple |