Historical place profile
Roman Heidelberg
A complex of Roman military structures was established and upgraded between the first and third centuries CE on the banks of the Neckar River in Germany where modern Heidelberg now stands. Forts, bridges, roads, and manufacturing facilities with attendant burials and inscriptions have been excavated.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:118731
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:118731
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 49.413509, 8.681124
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A complex of Roman military structures was established and upgraded between the first and third centuries CE on the banks of the Neckar River in Germany where modern Heidelberg now stands. Forts, bridges, roads, and manufacturing facilities with attendant burials and inscriptions have been excavated.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 12 B3 Heidelberg
Source and reuse
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Research path
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