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Aquincum
Pannonia · Roman province·Hungary·Founded 89 CE (legionary fortress)
Base of Legio II Adiutrix on the Danube frontier. The proconsul Hadrian lived here just before becoming emperor in 117.
Buried beneath modern Budapest's Obuda district; an open-air ruin garden and museum preserve excavated sections within the living city.
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