<< Our Photo Pages >> Romeinse Muur, Tongeren - Vitrified Fort in Belgium
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Romeinse Muur, Tongeren Alternative Name: Roman WallCountry: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 8.268 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Vitrified Fort
Nearest Town: Tongeren Nearest Village: Mulken
Latitude: 50.775442N Longitude: 5.453036E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Vitrified Fort in Belgium
One of the oldest city of Belgium is Tongeren ; the other contenders are Arlon and Tournai.
This is where Ambiorix fought Julius Caesar, and many Roman soldiers were killed.
The Eburon settlement called Atuatuca, which was used by Julius Caesar, was situated around here, but the exact place isn't known.
Also, many typical Roman buildings were found, such as the famous wall, an aquaduct, the basilica, ...
The Roman Wall is the most famous of all remains. It was built during two periods, first in the second half of the second century, the second one during the 4th century. The second wall has been taken down almost completely, but there are still parts of the oldest wall visible.
This one was 4.544 metres long, more than 2 metres thick and probably between 5 and 6 metres high.
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