🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Civil settlement of Saalburg east of B 456 including watchtowers WP 3/67 to 3/69
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
- Located in Hesse, Germany; part of the Upper German-Raetian Limes section
- Dating: early 2nd century CE to early 3rd century CE
- Includes fort, civilian vicus, and watchtowers WP 3/67 to 3/69 east of B 456
Saalburg is a Roman frontier fort and civilian settlement forming part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated in Hesse, Germany, the site preserves archaeological remains of military and civil structures that represent the northern boundary of the Roman Empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. The settlement combines evidence of Roman military engineering with domestic and commercial occupation, providing insight into life along the empire's limes ...