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Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
The town hall and the statue of Roland on the market place in Bremen in northwestern Germany are outstanding representatives of the self-government and sovereignty of citizens, which developed in the Holy Roman Empire of Europe. The Old Town Hall was built in the early 15th century in Gothic style after Bremen joined the Hanseatic League. In the early 17th century, the building was remodeled in the so-called Weser Renaissance style. In the early 20th century, a New Town Hall was built next to the Old Town Hall as part of a complex that survived bombing during World War II. The statue is 5.5 meters high and dates from 1404.
Aachen Cathedral
The construction of this palatial chapel with its octagonal basilica and dome began during the reign of Charlemagne, around 790-800. Initially, the design of the chapel was inspired by churches in the eastern part of the Holy Roman Empire, and it was greatly expanded in the Middle Ages.
Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
The cemetery is a series of underground tombs that were built in the 2nd century AD as the main burial site for Jews outside Jerusalem after the failed Second Jewish Revolt against Roman rule. Located southeast of the city of Haifa, the underground tombs are a treasure trove of artwork and inscriptions in Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew and Palmyrene. Beit Sherim is a unique testimony to Judaism under the leadership of Rabbi Judah, who is credited with the revival of Judaism after 135 AD.
Aksum
The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are located near Ethiopia's northern border. This was the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Persian Empire. These vast ruins date from the 1st to the 13th century AD and include huge obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the remains of an ancient castle. Ethiopian emperors were still crowned in Aksum, long after its political decline in the 10th century.
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Colonia Augusta Emerita, now Merida, Extremadura, was founded in 25 BC at the end of the Spanish War as the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of the old city include a large bridge over the Guadiana River, an amphitheater, a theatre, a large hippodrome and an excellent water supply system. It is a good example of a provincial capital during the Roman Empire and later periods.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
The "Roman Walls" represent the border line of the Roman Empire at its height in the 2nd century AD. It stretched for more than 5,000 km, from the Atlantic coast in the north of Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea, through North Africa to the Atlantic coast. Today, the remains of the wall include remains of ramparts, trenches, forts, fortresses, watchtowers and civilian settlements. Some parts of the line have been excavated, some reconstructed, and some destroyed. The two sections of the German Wall are 550 km long and stretch from northwest Germany to the Danube River in the southeast. The 118 km long Hadrian's Wall (UK) was built by Emperor Hadrian around 122 AD on the northernmost border of the Roman province of Britannia. It is a classic example of military zone organization and demonstrates ancient Roman defensive technology and geopolitical strategy. The Antonine Wall is a 60 km long fortification in Scotland, built by Emperor Antoninus Pisce in 142 AD to defend against "barbarians" from the north. It formed the northwesternmost part of the Roman border.
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Founded by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was the centre of the Roman Republic, then the Roman Empire and, in the 4th century, the capital of Christendom. The World Heritage site was extended in 1990 to include the Walls of Urban VIII, and includes major ancient monuments such as the Forum, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, the Columns of Trajan and Marcus Aurelius, as well as religious and public buildings from the papal period.
Amphitheatre of El Jem
Located in the small village of El Jem, the remains of North Africa's largest Colosseum were a massive amphitheater that could seat up to 35,000 spectators. This 3rd-century monument showcases the grandeur and vastness of the Roman Empire.
Archaeological Site of Volubilis
Founded in the 3rd century BC, the capital of Mauritania became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and features many fine buildings. The archaeological site is located in a fertile agricultural area, where a large number of architectural remains still exist. Later, Volubilis briefly became the capital of Idrisid dynasty founder Idris I, who is buried in nearby Moulay Idriss.
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Aquileia (in Friuli Venezia Giulia) was one of the largest and richest cities of the early Roman Empire, destroyed by Attila in the middle of the 5th century. Much of its remains remain buried under fields to this day, making it the largest archaeological reserve of its kind. The Patriarchal Basilica is an outstanding building with a unique mosaic pavement, which played a key role in the evangelization of much of Central Europe.
Archaeological Site of Philippi
The ruins of this walled city sit at the foot of an acropolis in northeastern Greece, on the Via Egnatia, an ancient route linking Europe and Asia. Founded in 356 BC by King Philip II of Macedonia, the city developed into a "little Rome" in the decades following the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, with the establishment of the Roman Empire. The vibrant Hellenistic city under Philip II, with its walls and gates, theatre and hero temples buried within the city, was supplemented with Roman public buildings such as the forum and the monumental terrace with temples to the north. Later, the city became a centre of the Christian faith following a visit by the Apostle Paul in 49-50 AD. The remains of its basilica are outstanding testimony to the establishment of early Christianity.
Roșia Montană Mining Landscape
Located in the metalliferous zone of the Apuseni Mountains in western Romania, Monte Rosia hosts the most important, extensive and technologically diverse underground Roman gold mining area known from the time of inscriptional records. As Albernus Major, it was the site of large-scale gold mining during the Roman Empire. Over a period of 166 years, starting in 106 AD, the Romans extracted approximately 500 tonnes of gold from the site, developing highly engineered works, tunnels of different types totalling 7 kilometres and multiple waterwheels at four underground high-grade ore sources. Waxed wooden writing tablets provide detailed legal, socio-economic, demographic and linguistic information on Roman mining activities, not only at Albernus Major but also in the wider province of Dacia. The site demonstrates a fusion of imported Roman mining techniques with locally developed ones, unknown elsewhere at such an early date. Mining was also carried out at the site from the Middle Ages to the modern era, albeit on a smaller scale. Late-stage extractive works surround and cross Roman galleries. The entire complex is set in an agro-pastoral landscape and largely reflects the community structure that supported the mines from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna was expanded and embellished by Septimius Severus, who was born here and later became Roman emperor. It was one of the most beautiful cities in the Roman Empire, with magnificent public monuments, ports, markets, warehouses, shops and residential areas.