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Aquincum: Roman courtyard with colonnade
Colonnaded courtyard with fountain at Aquincum (© 1999 BFA Documentary Photography).
Aquincum's
legionary camp and civilian town were near the midpoint of the
northern, Danubian frontier of the Roman Empire. In the 19th century,
remains of the civilian town, as well as its amphitheater and
gladiators' barracks, were discovered. Only 20 minutes by train from
Budapest, Aquincum is Hungary's largest historical monument from the
Roman era.
A town council of well-to-do citizens administered
Aquincum, as it became an industrial, commercial, political, social and
cultural center. Improved living standards came with the introduction
of public utilities including courtyards with fountains, wells, and
drains, public baths, market halls, and amphitheaters.
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