Episode 44: The Roman Empire. Lessons from the Past from a Roman Soldier!

I attempt to meet Romans who inhabited Cologne 2000 years ago. 2000 Years of History of Cologne City on the RhineShortly before the birth of Christ, Roman legionaries founded the central site of the Ubii, the oppidum Ubiorum, in the historic centre of Cologne. The population of the new settlement grew rapidly, trade and crafts flourished. In the year 50 AD, at the request of his locally born wife Agrippina, the Roman Emperor Claudius conferred on the city the status of a colony according to Roman law and gave it the name Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (CCAA).The city featured monumental stone buildings, temples, the palace of the proconsul and baths; paved streets with underground channels and an aqueduct were part of the sophisticated infrastructure. Mighty city walls with gates and towers served both to protect and adorn the city.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;[email protected]