A stone block with a building inscription discovered in 1911.
It is probably from a tower of the Roman military fort.
The letters are not easy to read anymore.
It is probably from a tower of the Roman military fort.
The letters are not easy to read anymore.
The Latin text (five lines):
LEGionis XIIII
Geminae Martiae Victricis
COHortis I PRincipis PRioris centuria
TERENTIi
VERNAE
LEGionis XIIII
Geminae Martiae Victricis
COHortis I PRincipis PRioris centuria
TERENTIi
VERNAE
In English:
"The century of Terentius Verna, princeps prior of the first cohort of Legion XV
Gemina Martia Victrix, [erected this tower]."
Relief which shows a covered carriage drawn by two horses. Such carriages were used for
long journeys. The carriage is covered with a canvas cover and supported by leather
straps above the chassis to absorb the shocks. A woman is inside the carriage,
while the coachman is on the front seat.
long journeys. The carriage is covered with a canvas cover and supported by leather
straps above the chassis to absorb the shocks. A woman is inside the carriage,
while the coachman is on the front seat.
The left section of the relief - Notice the passenger inside the
carriage and the coachman on the front seat.
carriage and the coachman on the front seat.
The right section of the relief - Notice the harness used for the horses.
A small-scale model of the gate of a Roman fort.
Two openings are flanked by two tall towers.
Two openings are flanked by two tall towers.
A close-up on the gate.
The small-scale model of the gate seen from the side.
The tombstone of Gajus Atius, from AD 6-41.
Gajus Atius was a legionary soldier of the 15th legion, who died while on active duty in Vindobona aged 28. At that time he had served for ten years. He came from the north of Italy or the south of Gaul. This tombstone is the earliest proof of the presence of Roman troops in Vindobona.
The Latin text:
Gajus Atius Quinti Filius Aniensi
Miles Legionis XV
Apollinaris
Annorum XXIIX
Stipendiorum X
Hic Situs Est
In English:
"Gajus Atius, son of Quintus, from the Aniensis tribe, a soldier of Legion 15 Apollinaris,
28 years old, after ten years of service, is buried here."
Gajus Atius was a legionary soldier of the 15th legion, who died while on active duty in Vindobona aged 28. At that time he had served for ten years. He came from the north of Italy or the south of Gaul. This tombstone is the earliest proof of the presence of Roman troops in Vindobona.
The Latin text:
Gajus Atius Quinti Filius Aniensi
Miles Legionis XV
Apollinaris
Annorum XXIIX
Stipendiorum X
Hic Situs Est
In English:
"Gajus Atius, son of Quintus, from the Aniensis tribe, a soldier of Legion 15 Apollinaris,
28 years old, after ten years of service, is buried here."
A drawing of the officer's house - a modern reconstruction.
The Roman under-floor heating system, known as Hypocaustum.
The basement of the museum.
The basement of the museum.
Genius of a centuria,
only the lower part of this monument is preserved.
only the lower part of this monument is preserved.
The Latin inscription on the altar:
GENI / O [centuriae] / P[rimi] P[ili]
The Latin inscription on the pedestal:
IUL[ius] PROCLIANUS /
C[ustos] A[rmorum] V[otum] S[olvit] L[ibens] M[erito]
This modern drawing shows the monument as it (probably) looked in antiquity:
A male figure holding a horn of plenty (cornucopia) in the left hand and
a small bowl in the right, while standing next to an altar.
a small bowl in the right, while standing next to an altar.
Genii were known as the guardian gods of the emperor's family, statutory corporations or unions, as well as certain places. They were often found in military fortresses and camps where these devotional figurines were erected for the protection of the main building as well as the barracks.
This sanctification of a genius by the weapon master (custos armorum) Julius Proclianus
comes from one of the barrcks of the first cohort.
This sanctification of a genius by the weapon master (custos armorum) Julius Proclianus
comes from one of the barrcks of the first cohort.
A map of Vindobona, which shows the Roman fort built on the southern bank of the
River Danube (which the Romans called Danuvius).
River Danube (which the Romans called Danuvius).
Detail of the map with the Roman fort.
On 9 September 1948, while reparing a sewer, workers from the town hall of Vienna accidentally discover the ruins, which are located here. They are part of the residences of two high-ranking officers from the Roman legionary fort VINDOBONA.
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