🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Watchtower WP 2/1 and Fortlet Bad Ems Auf der Schanz, Germany
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of the UNESCO-designated Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
- Located near Bad Ems in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Constructed in the 1st to 3rd centuries CE as part of the Roman limes defensive system
- Small military outpost comprising a watchtower and fortlet with stone and timber construction
Watchtower WP 2/1 and the adjacent Fortlet at Bad Ems Auf der Schanz form part of Germany's segment of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the northern boundary defenses of the Roman Empire. Located near the town of Bad Ems in the Rhineland-Palatinate region, these structures represent the Roman limes system—a network of walls, ditches, roads, and military installations designed to monitor and control movement across the empire's border with Germanic ...