Roman Era

Vindonissapark Festival

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Switzerland

Experience the world of the Romans and Habsburgs at the Vindonissapark Festival 2023. This year is all about health and wellness. The Vindonissa Legionnaires' Trail in Windisch, the Vindonissa Museum in Brugg and Habsburg Castle offer attractions for the whole family.

Limesfest

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Germany

We are celebrating the opening of the major national archaeological exhibition "Rome's flowing borders" and the nomination of the Lower Germanic Limes as a UNESCO World Heritage Site - welcome to the Limes Festival!

Romans and Teutons in action

Apple Days

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United Kingdom

Apple day is back!
 

- BRING YOUR OWN APPLES TO PRESS using our Roman fruit press! (remember to bring a container)

- meet re-enactors and living historians Ancient Wessex Network CIC , Saxon Forager

- have a go at different historical crafts or watch professional demonstrations,

- see the falconry display Friends of Albion Historical Falconry,

Roman Gold Washing as Described by Pliny the Elder

Author(s)
Brigitte Cech
Heimo Urban
Publication Date
#EAC12 World Tour 2021
***As part of a four-year interdisciplinary research project of a Roman gold mine in the landscape known as the "Karth" to the south of Vienna, Austria, a reconstruction of gold washing took place as described by Pliny the Elder in book 33 of his Natural History. So far, the "Karth" is the only proven Roman gold mine known in the Eastern Alps...