Limes Germanicus

Local nameLimes Germanicus
LocationWehrheim, Germany

The Limes Germanicus was a line of frontier fortifications that bounded the ancient Roman provinces of Germania Inferior, Germania Superior and Raetia, dividing the Roman Empire and the unsubdued Germanic tribes from the years 83 to about 260 AD. At its height, the limes stretched from the North Sea outlet of the Rhine to near Regensburg on the Danube. Those two major rivers afforded natural protection from mass incursions into imperial territory, with the exception of a gap stretching roughly from Mogontiacum on the Rhine to Castra Regina.

The Limes Germanicus was divided into:

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limes_Germanicus

Coordinates 50°17'12.089" N 8°34'34.156" E

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