Most of the Roman sites in Budapest are on the western side of the River Danube: the civilian town in the north and the military town in the south. Contra-Aquincum is on the western side of the River, just north of the modern Elisabeth Bridge. It is called Contra-Aquincum because it is opposite the Roman town on the western side which is known as Aquincum. Several plaques are placed on the ground of the square. Each of them is inscribed with the name of a Roman fort in this part of the Roman Empire.
A plaque to remember the Roman fort CELAMANTIA (Iza - Leanyvar in present-day Slovakia). For information about this fort (and other Roman remains along the Danube), see Roman Monuments on the Middle Danube: from Vindobona to Aquincum, edited by M. Musilova and V. Turcán, Foundation for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Bratislava, 2011.
A plaque to remember the Roman fort AQUINCUM
(on the western bank of the River Danube, modern Buda).
(on the western bank of the River Danube, modern Buda).
A plaque to remember the Roman fort known as Contra-Aquincum,
discovered in the modern square known as MARCIUS 15 TER.
discovered in the modern square known as MARCIUS 15 TER.
A plaque to remember the Roman fort CAMPONA.
A plaque to remember the Roman fort MATRICA.
A plaque to remember the Roman fort CARNUNTUM
(Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in the eastern part of present-day Austria).
(Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in the eastern part of present-day Austria).
This plaque gives information (in Hungarian) about the
Roman Emperor Trajan, who ruled 98-117.
Roman Emperor Trajan, who ruled 98-117.
The inner town parish church on the eastern side of the square.
Today the remains of the Roman fort are covered by concrete and glass.
Looking through the glass you can see the remains of the Roman fort (Contra-Aquincum).
Looking through the glass you can see the remains of the Roman Fort (Contra-Aquincum).
This plaque gives information (in English) about the Roman fort
discovered in Marcius 15 TER.
discovered in Marcius 15 TER.
A modern sculpture depicting Roman soldiers on Marcius 15 TER.
A modern sculpture depicting Roman soldiers on Marcius 15 TER.
The corner of Marcius 15 TER.
This sign shows the location: Marcius 15 TER.
This picture (taken from Elisabeth Bridge) shows the whole square, Marcius 15 TER;
in English, the 15 March Square. The name of the square recalls the beginning of
the Hungarian revolution in 1848.
in English, the 15 March Square. The name of the square recalls the beginning of
the Hungarian revolution in 1848.
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