AGUNTUM
Aguntum, important Roman settlement approx. 4 km east of Lienz in East Tyrol which was raised to the status of an autonomous town (Municipium Claudium Aguntum) under the Emperor Claudius (41-54 A.D.). Most prosperous time was in the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D.; destroyed several times in late Roman times. In the 5th century, Aguntum was the seat of a bishop.
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Here you can see one part of the excavations.
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Excavation of the bathroom and sauna.
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Exhibition-hall of Aguntum
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The lookout tower, 15 m high, where you have a fantastic view over the city of the Romans.
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