Category: Historical sites

by itravelhistory 2019-02-03

Teutoburg – the forest at the end of Rome

Southern Germany in early autumn, 9 CE. Three Roman legions with auxiliary troops and the governor of Germania, Publius QuinctiliusContinue Reading

by itravelhistory 2018-11-20

Historical sites

Dragons of the Rhine valley

The German middle Rhine valley, from Bonn to Rüdesheim, is full of dark, romantic, Teutonic folklore, crude 19th century nationalism and lots of serious history. The setting is the mighty river, surrounded by craggy river banks with castle ruins and cold northern woods. This is classic territory for the historian and the traveller alike. Caesar […]