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Burginatium (Alt-Kalkar) |
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Germania
inferior: small province
of the Roman empire, situated along the Lower Rhine.
This webpage is part of a series of short descriptions of villages in
Germania
inferior. An overview can be found here.
Burginatium was an auxiliary fort in the country of the Cugerni, built in the second half of the reign of the emperor Tiberius (14-37). The site, not too distant from the river Rhine, has not yet been subjected to full-scale investigations, but a trial excavation (one long trench) has established the position of the walls at two places and several levels of occupation. The fort itself seems to have been used until the end of the third century, but stray finds suggest that the (civil) settlement was not left until the first decade of the fifth century. |
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An inscription from Burginatium informs us that there was a sanctuary of the native goddess Hludana. Vagdavercustis is also attested (below). Today, there site of Burginatium is just a simple field, used by farmers. In the ground, the archaeological remains are safe, so there's no need to hurry with an escavation. |
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![]() Dedication to Vagdavercustis (Museum of Xanten)
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A satellite photo of the field that contains the remains of ancient Burginatium can be seen here. |
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