🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Fort site and civil settlement of Obernburg
📋 Fast Facts
- Roman military fort and civilian settlement on the Limes Germanicus frontier
- Located in Obernburg, Germany, along the Main river in Germania Superior province
- Part of transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning six countries
- Rectangular fort design with barracks, granaries, workshops, and surrounding vicus community
Obernburg was a Roman military installation established along the limes, the fortified frontier of the Roman Empire in Germania. The fort played a strategic role in defending the Roman province of Germania Superior and controlling the river Main as a transportation and trade route. It formed part of the Limes Germanicus, a system of walls, ditches, watchtowers, and forts extending over 550 km that marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire ...