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ID: 7032538
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7032538
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Carnuntum (deserted settlement)  Carnuntum (deserted settlement)

Coordinates:
Lat: 48 07 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 48.1160  decimal degrees
Long: 016 52 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 16.8660  decimal degrees

Note: Celtic center that became the most important Roman legionary camp in the area. Flourished in the 2nd and 4th centuries CE when it had a population of more than 50,000. It was Tiberius's base for his attacks on the Macromanni in 6 CE. Later was destroyed by Germans in ca. 400.

Names:
Carnuntum (preferred,C,V,S)
Καρνους (C,V,Greek,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Austria (nation)  ........  Austria (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Niederösterreich (state)  ............  Niederösterreich (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Carnuntum (deserted settlement)  ................  Carnuntum (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:
deserted settlement (preferred, C)  ............  Celtic and Roman center
archaeological site (C)
inhabited place (H)
military center (H)
Celtic (H)
Ancient Roman (H)

Related geographic places:
near/adjacent to ....  Baumgarten an der March .......... (inhabited place)
..............................  (World, Europe, Austria, Niederösterreich) [8711795]

Sources and Contributors:
Καρνους..........  [VP]
.................  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Carnuntum..........  [VP Preferred]
....................  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
....................  Baedekers: Austria (1988)
....................  Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)

 

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