His first books covered areas of particular interest – the life of his father-in-law, Agricola; a discussion of oratory and a description of Germania, the Roman frontier on the river Rhine.

The discovery, made near the village of Holzthum in northern Luxembourg, includes 141 gold solidi, coins minted under the rule of nine Roman emperors between 364 and 408 AD. Found near the base of a ...

The Roman Limes was heavily guarded by legionaries stationed at forts along the frontier, such as the fort ... whose people lived near the Upper Rhine Valley, according to the statement.

Archaeologists have unearthed the grave of a “barbarian” who died on the frontier of ... lived on the Upper Rhine river. Germanic barbarians invaded the Western Roman Empire to the south ...

In AD 79 Agricola, the Roman governor ... on the Rhine and Danube frontiers. Hadrian's Wall In 122 AD Hadrian's Wall was built between the Solway and the Tyne, establishing a frontier for the ...

Its geographical location placed Strasbourg on the Roman Empire's frontier, known by its Latin name "Limes", with the nearby Rhine serving as a natural defence against "barbarian" assaults.