Towards the end of Caesar's Gallic War, Rome had reached the Rhine. Since the campaigns under Emperor Augustus (15 B.C.), larger troop contingents were stationed along the river, with focal points around Mogontiacum/Mainz and in northern Switzerland. After the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), when the attempt to occupy all of Germania had failed, the Lower Rhine remained the frontier of the empire's territory until Late Antiquity. East of the Middle and Upper Rhine, however, the Roman sphere of power was pushed forward several times over a period of almost 200 years, and from 90 AD at the latest, the construction of artificial borders was initiated. When the Roman expansion came to an end around 160 AD, the province was secured in its furthest extension by the "Frontal" or "Outer Upper-Germanic Limes", which existed until the middle of the 3rd century. This book illustrates the historical and archaeological significance of the Upper Germanic Limes and provides an up-to-date overview of its manifold features in the field.

About the Author
Professor David J. Breeze has published several books on Roman frontiers and the Roman army. He is a former chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.

Andreas Thiel coordinated the application for inscription of the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes on the World Heritage List 2005 and is co-chair of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies.

Sarah Roth works as inspector at the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Sites and is in charge of parts of the Upper Germanic Limes in Baden-Wurttemberg.

Thomas Becker was site manager for the Hessian part of the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes World Heritage Site. Since 2016, he is head of the field office Darmstadt of the archaeological unit (hessenARCHAEOLOGIE) at the Hessian State Office for Monuments and Sites.


Book Information
ISBN 9781803271743
Author David J. Breeze
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Archaeopress Archaeology
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 313g