{"id":9202,"date":"2022-11-02T18:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T01:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/?p=9202"},"modified":"2022-11-03T07:13:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:13:51","slug":"carnuntum-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamintheempire.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/carnuntum-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior – Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Palastruine<\/a>
Palastruine (2021).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Continued From Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior – Part I<\/a><\/p>\n

A bit of an outlier to the northwest on a small road off of Hainburger Stra\u00dfe\/B9 highway, the main road that leads west out of Petronell-Carnuntum, are the apparent remains of some water piping that may be associated with an aqueduct for the city. I’ve seen pictures that appear to show the terracotta piping among a big mound of dirt. Unfortunately it is a pretty unkempt area, and so when I visited it was quite overgrown. It had also rained quite a bit in the previous days\/weeks, so that might have played a part, but in any case, I was not able to find any traces of the piping, Given that it’s a bit of a walk along a not so pedestrian friendly road (and isn’t even very good for visiting in a car since there’s really nowhere to park), I’d put this as very low priority to visit. Even when it is visible, it would probably rank as the least interesting of Carnuntum’s remains (unless you have an especially strong interest in Roman hydraulics).<\/p>\n

Heading eastward from the amphitheater or the water piping, right before reaching the entrance to the main archaeological area of Carnuntum, there is a local road that heads north from Hauptstra\u00dfe. It says it is a private road, but that is mainly with regard to auto traffic, on foot it is fine. At the entrance, there is an altar dedicated to Jupiter Optimius Maximus set in the masonry of the wall. About 350 meters north on this road are the so-called Palastruine or Gro\u00dfe Therme. The former refers to the belief that when excavating the area, the complex was palace of the governor of Pannonia Superior.  The excavated area actually seems to consist of, as the second name would suggest, a large bathing complex as well as part of the macellum<\/em>, with a large palaestra<\/em> between them.<\/p>\n

\"Palastruine<\/a>
Palastruine (2012).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When I visited in 2012, a large part of this area was excavated, both the macellum<\/em> and the baths, though they had obviously been exposed for a while and were looking a little worse for the wear. Since then, the remains of the bathing complex have been covered up and only a conserved section of the macellum<\/em>, with its three distinctive circular structures remains. Even in 2012, though, the area could only be viewed from the public roads, so most of the bathing complex was viewed from quite a distance anyway. A few fragments of tabernae<\/em> can be seen on the east side of the macellum<\/em>, while a square room on the west side is identified as a schola<\/em>. This area seems to have been constructed at the end of the 2nd<\/sup> or early 3rd<\/sup> century CE. The macellum<\/em> and bathing complex appear to have suffered a destructive event between 260 and 280 CE, and was rebuilt in a drastically different manner sometime in the 4th<\/sup> century CE. There is one small sign on site with some limited information in German.<\/p>\n

The main archaeological area of the civilian settlement is contained within the R\u00f6merstadt Carnuntum, located at Hauptstra\u00dfe 1A. The exact dates vary, the museum is open daily between mid-March and mid-November from 9:00 to 17:00. Sometimes in the summer opening hours are extended until 18:00. The rest of the year the site closes down. Admission is 12 Euros and includes entrance to the military camp amphitheater and the museum in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.<\/p>\n