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	Wines of Austria - Wine Region Carnuntum
		Carnuntum village represented a strategically ideal base for the Roman legions in their fight against the wild Germanians and in 69 79 AD Emperor Vespasian built fortified stone walls around the village and a harbour for the Danube fleet.
		Carnuntum soon became the military headquarters of the Pannonian province, the seat of the governor and also the occasional residence of Roman Caesars.
		The modern Carnuntum region which covers an area south east of Vienna and south of the Danube is dominated by viticulture.
	www.carnuntum.com /eindex.html (278 words)

	Archaeological Prospection 2001 - Carnuntum
		Carnuntum first appears in Roman history during the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) in 6 A.D. when a Roman army under the command of Tiberius established a winter camp at Carnuntum during the military campaign against the Germanic tribe of the Marcomanni, as the Roman historian Velleius Paterculus reports.
		The transfer of the 15th legion to Carnuntum from the south of the province during the reign of Emperor Tiberius (14 - 37 A.D.) - which was assumed in earlier research - cannot be archaeologically proven.
		Under the reign of the Severian emperors the "Große Therme" in the north of the forum was built and all the roads in the town were paved with limestone.
	www.univie.ac.at /archeo2001/carn2.html (1315 words)

	Carnuntum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Under Trajan or Hadrian, Carnuntum became the permanent quarters of Legio XIV Gemina.
		Carnuntum was finally destroyed by the Hungarians in the Middle Ages.
		The historical fiction/time travel novel Household Gods is set in 2nd Century Carnuntum during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Carnuntum (342 words)

	Carnuntum
		Carnuntum (Kapvoiis in Ptolemy) was an important Roman fortress, originally belonging to Noricum, but after the 1st century AD to Pannonia.
		It was also a very old mart for the amber brought to Italy from the north.
		A special society (Carnuntumverein) exists for the exploration of the numerous ruins, the results of which will be found in J. Kubitschek and S. Frankfurter, Führer durch Carnuntum (3rd ed., 1894); see also E. von Sacken, "Die römische Stadt Carnuntum", in Sitzungsberichte dër k.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Carnuntum.html (284 words)

	Athena Review 2,3: Romans on the Danube: Carnuntum
		Surrounded by the canabae, the legionary camp sat on a ridge overlooking the Danube to the north.
		Burial within towns was forbidden by the Roman Law of the 12 Tables.The municipium or civilian town of Carnuntum lies beneath and west of modern Petronell.
		Carnuntum's location on the limes is marked by foundation stones showing the empire's defended boundary line just east of the civilian town.
	www.athenapub.com /carnun1.htm (764 words)

	OeAI - Carnuntum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carnuntum first appears in Roman historical writing during the reign of the Emperor Augustus in 6 A.D. Velleius Paterculus reports that a general under the command of Tiberius established a winter camp at Carnuntum during the campaign against the Marcomanni; the actual location of the camp, however, remains unknown today.
		The barricading of the 15th Legion at Carnuntum during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), which was assumed in earlier research, cannot be archaeologically proven.
		As a visible memorial to this occasion, a large altar is preserved; this altar was dedicated by the emperor, who was present in Carnuntum, during the course of a restoration of a sanctuary to Mithras.
	www.oeai.at /eng/inland/carnun.html (1748 words)

	Carnuntum - LoveToKnow 1911
		CARNUNTUM (Kapvous in Ptolemy), an important Roman fortress, originally belonging to Noricum, but after the 1st century A.D. to Pannonia.
		It was a Celtic town, the name, which is nearly always found with K on monuments, being derived from Kar, Karn (" rock," "cairn").
		It was created a municipium by Hadrian (Aelium Carnuntum).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Carnuntum (310 words)

	Roman tiles from Carnuntum and Vindobona
		The economic exchange between the production centres of Carnuntum and Vindobona is almost unknown which makes it quite impossible to determine, for example, to what extent private tiles and legionary tiles were exported from one place to the other when required.
		The 10th and the 14th legion are furthermore two units which were positioned at both garrisons, so that we can at least assume that they had their legionary brickyards working at both places, which makes the situation even more difficult since the manufacturers were the same.
		An attempt was started on the basis of stratified material from the excavations at the legionary fortresses in Carnuntum and Vindobona as well as with the help of finds from the Roman base of Muov which had been used only for a short time during the Marcomannic wars.
	members.yline.com /~ch.gugl/ziegel (1036 words)

	Turtles in Carnuntum - The journey of a coin from Greece to roman Carnuntum
		the coin came to Carnuntum when the first military camp was established in 6 BC) there are 500 years between the mint and the time when it was lost/buried/hidden in the soil in Carnuntum.
		The coin was found by a roman in greece and was brought to Carnuntum in the 3rd or 4th century.
		In any case the coin came to Carnuntum at least 500 years after it was minted (around the birth of Jesus), most probable 600 to 850 years later (100 - 350 AD) and maximum 900 years later when the romans left Carnuntum (400 AD).
	www.ancientcoins.biz /pages/turtle (543 words)

	Archaeology and Remote Sensing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In a pioneering work in Austria, aerial photographs of the remains of the old Roman town of Carnuntum near Vienna, Austria, have been taken and evaluated to support archaeological work in that area which is of high importance for the development of the region during the Roman era.
		Visual and infrared aerial photographs as well as satellite image data have been used to study the extent and the structure of the settlement as well as the traffic lines connecting the town with neighboring settlements.
		In the foreground the impact of remnants of Roman buildings on the height of the crop is clearly visible.
	geospace.co.at /geospace/projects/cultural_heritage/aerial.htm (347 words)

	Athena Review Image Archive: Upper Danube: Map of Carnuntum in Roman Pannonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carnuntum was to become one of the largest and most important legionary fortresses on the Danube, with headquarters of the provincial governor and the civic forum located nearby (fig.1).
		Situated where the Danube crossed of the western fork of the Amber Road from the Adriatic Sea, and at the crossroads of the Roman northwest, Carnuntum was also well situated to prosper from trade.
		Through five centuries of wars and barbarian incursions, Pannonia's civic settlements or canabae such as that at Carnuntum experienced the advantages of belonging to the Roman Empire: urbanization, transportation, culture and entertainment, literacy, and security of a sort.
	www.athenapub.com /carn4.htm (239 words)

	Insight: Roman Life on the Danube
		The legionary amphitheater at Carnuntum, which accommodated 8,000 spectators, was the scene of military parades, gladiatorial combats, and wild animal fights.
		The first phase of the project to create the park took place from 1988 to 1993, and included some activities that are now completed, like the renovation of the museum, and others that are still in progress, like the restoration of the great baths.
		Carnuntum is an excellent example of what can successfully be accomplished in combining professional archaeological research, preservation, and interactive public education.
	www.archaeology.org /0001/abstracts/insight.html (649 words)

	Congress on Cultural Heritage - Vienna, City Hall
		The ancient city of Carnuntum, the capital of the Roman province Upper Pannonia covered an area of about 10km² in today's municipalities of Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
		This was the start of the flourishing of the city later on as a centre of trade.
		Carnuntum gained international importance through the visits of the Emperor Marc Aurel and the Emperor Septimius Severus, who was acclaimed emperor by his troops here in Carnuntum - perhaps even in the amphitheatre of the former military town.
	www.archaeologie-wien.at /caa2003/carnuntum.htm (135 words)

	Internet Archaeol. 10. Virtual Carnuntum review
		This is not meant in a negative sense: the prime purpose of archaeology is to stimulate public interest in the past, and not to confine knowledge to a small circle of experts.
		Carnuntum, a Roman town in modern Austria, was the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia Superior.
		Although representations of real excavated objects, interior decorations and the original fabrics were used in the reconstructions, there are no cracks in the walls, no dirt on the ground, no paint is flaking off; there is no human motion, no life, not even a spider's web.
	intarch.ac.uk /journal/issue10/reviews/sauer.html (1017 words)

	Archäologischer Park Carnuntum: Archaeological Museum Carnuntinum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A highlight of your journey back to Roman times is a visit to the Museum Carnuntinum in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
		The treasure house of the Archaeological Park Carnuntum was built by the architect Friedrich Ohmann in the style of a Roman country house and it was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1904.
		Jewellery, tools, arms and cult objects have been restored with attention being paid to the smallest detail, so the treasures that have survived from Roman times can thus be admired.
	www.carnuntum.co.at /594.htm (134 words)

	DIDASKALIA: Ancient Theater Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Harrison believes in using a space and also the language and history of the places where he performs his plays.
		Carnuntum was offered to him by Piero Bordin, organizer of the Fourth International Symposion Art Carnutum, whom he met at Delphi.
		He saw it as a great space to work out some of his own hostility with the Germans: the bombings he himself witnessed in his own country.
	www.didaskalia.net /issues/vol2no3/harrison.html (1882 words)

	Gourmets of Wine: Austrian Appellations: Carnuntum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		[Basic Juice - the wine blog for my generation] The region's climate is described as being anear-Mediterranean climatic island, smack dab in the middle of Europe.In contrast to its sandy-soiled neighbor, the Neusiedler See, Carnuntum is replete with stony and loesssoils.
		This combination of warm climate and less-than-hospitable soilscould make Carnuntum a place where vines go to wither and die.Fortunately the weather is moderated by the Danube and Lake Neusiedl.As a result, this region is showing off its potential for powerful redwine and heady whites.
		The Korea Liberator: Fortunately, I did run into Gordon at a meeting the evening before, and I was able to join a group where he was being shown ground-penetrating radar images of North Korean tunnels that purportedly run beneath (among other places) Kunsan Air Base, at the extreme southern end of the peninsula.
	www.gourmetsofwine.com /austrian_appellations_carnuntum-archive.html (288 words)

	Carnuntum - Discover Austria - Excursions with Actilingua Language School
		Carnuntum - Discover Austria - Excursions with Actilingua Language School
		Just about half an hour east of Vienna you can find archaeological excavations of a major Roman city called Carnuntum.
		A guided tour will reveal fascinating facts and amusing details on Roman history in Austria.
	www.actilingua.com /englisch/activities/carnuntum.php (206 words)

	Art Carnuntum (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Archäologischen Park Carnuntum zeigte das
		Im Juli 2002 präsentierte Art Carnuntum im antiken
		Maddalena Crippa anvertraute, über die eigenen Schatten: Er erarbeitete
	www.artcarnuntum.at.cob-web.org:8888 (387 words)

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