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Roman Emperors DIR Quintilius |
 | | In the early first century AD the Romans established a garrison here, at Carnuntum (Bad Altenburg or Petronell): the site is of great significance, so we shall return to it. |
| | Once south of the Danube the route forked: one branch headed up the Aenus valley to the Brenner Pass and into Italy; the other branch curved east around the Alps, picked up the Dravus or Savus, and made its way either into Italy over the Julian Alps or southeast to Macedonia and Thrace. |
| | Hardened resin was of course not alone in traveling along the Amber Road, for countless peoples utilized it as well. |
| www.roman-emperors.org /wardoc.htm (7750 words) |
