Saalburg Roman Fort, Roman fort in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
The Saalburg is a Roman fort on the Taunus ridge with stone walls, administrative buildings, barracks, and storage facilities that once housed about 500 soldiers. The fort displays the typical layout of a Roman military installation with organized streets and clearly defined functional areas.
The fort was built around 90 AD initially as a wood-earth structure and rebuilt in stone around 135 AD to secure the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes border. It served as part of Rome's defense system against Germanic tribes.
The museum in the reconstructed grain store displays Roman weapons, everyday objects, and finds from Germanic provinces. The exhibits give you a sense of how soldiers lived and worked at this location.
The site sits on a hilltop and is accessible on foot, though some paths are steep. It is recommended to wear appropriate footwear and plan for uneven terrain.
Emperor Wilhelm II ordered the complete reconstruction of this military installation in 1897, making it the first Roman fort fully rebuilt in Germany. This ambitious project was one of the earliest large-scale archaeological reconstructions of its kind.
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