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Xanten
Germania Inferior · Roman province·Germany·Founded ~100 CE by Trajan
Colonia Ulpia Traiana, a Trajanic colonia on the Rhine named for the emperor. Fresh-built at our 117 CE snapshot — mostly veterans of the Rhine legions.
Germany's largest open-air archaeological park, built over Roman Colonia Ulpia Traiana with full-scale reconstructed buildings, part of the UNESCO Lower German Limes.
Open Xanten on the interactive map →Roman Maps shows the empire frozen at 11 August 117 CE, the day Trajan died — its moment of greatest territorial extent. Explore the full map →