The 26th – of about 900 – Watch Towers
The Upper German-Raetian Limes extended nearly 350 miles (550 km) between the Rhine River in the northwest (near Rheinbrohl) and the Danube in the southeast (near Regensburg), including numerous small forts and over 60 large forts for cohorts and alae [Roman allied military units]; resembling a guarded border line rather than a military defence system, the Limes enabled traffic to be managed, movement of people to be controlled, & goods to be traded & taxed
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Nordseite des Römerturms 3/26 am Limes Germanicus, Originalgetreue wohl vorbildlichste Rekonstruktion eines typischen römischen Wachtturms am Obergermanischen Limes bei Idstein-Dasbach im Taunus: Die wohl beste Wachturmrekonstruktion steht bei Idstein
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07:
Super layover! The Idstein tower built 1170 is new compared to what we next saw just outside town.
After eating out with Dori and Siggi, we walked off part of our meal; then, on the way taking me back to Mainz, Dori stopped for me to see a Roman watch tower: at nearly 2000 years old, the monument is almost twice the age of the historic Idstein watch tower.
Accurately re-constructed in 2002, it's a UNESCO location of world heritage since 2005, in the Idstein Valley – Protection of the Gateway to the South – 26th of some 900 the Romans built to guard the fortified frontier, 'Limes'.
The Limes stretched 3,000+ miles, delineating the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century A.D., forts & barriers (trench & rampart, wooden palisade, wall) guarding the Roman Empire border from Rhine to Danube, end of the 1st century until 2nd half of the 3rd century A.D. [Anno Domini, Latin; set out more fully: anno Domini nostri Iesu (or Jesu) Christi ("in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ")].
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 29% of 28 photos on the Limes!
The 26th – of about 900 – Watch Towers
The Upper German-Raetian Limes extended nearly 350 miles (550 km) between the Rhine River in the northwest (near Rheinbrohl) and the Danube in the southeast (near Regensburg), including numerous small forts and over 60 large forts for cohorts and alae [Roman allied military units]; resembling a guarded border line rather than a military defence system, the Limes enabled traffic to be managed, movement of people to be controlled, & goods to be traded & taxed
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Nordseite des Römerturms 3/26 am Limes Germanicus, Originalgetreue wohl vorbildlichste Rekonstruktion eines typischen römischen Wachtturms am Obergermanischen Limes bei Idstein-Dasbach im Taunus: Die wohl beste Wachturmrekonstruktion steht bei Idstein
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07:
Super layover! The Idstein tower built 1170 is new compared to what we next saw just outside town.
After eating out with Dori and Siggi, we walked off part of our meal; then, on the way taking me back to Mainz, Dori stopped for me to see a Roman watch tower: at nearly 2000 years old, the monument is almost twice the age of the historic Idstein watch tower.
Accurately re-constructed in 2002, it's a UNESCO location of world heritage since 2005, in the Idstein Valley – Protection of the Gateway to the South – 26th of some 900 the Romans built to guard the fortified frontier, 'Limes'.
The Limes stretched 3,000+ miles, delineating the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century A.D., forts & barriers (trench & rampart, wooden palisade, wall) guarding the Roman Empire border from Rhine to Danube, end of the 1st century until 2nd half of the 3rd century A.D. [Anno Domini, Latin; set out more fully: anno Domini nostri Iesu (or Jesu) Christi ("in the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ")].
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 29% of 28 photos on the Limes!