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Biriciana

c. 90 · 1st century

Biriciana was a Roman cavalry fort on the Raetian Limes on the site of present-day Weißenburg in Bavaria, built around 90 CE. It held a cavalry unit of about 500 men, and its rebuilt north gate, the nearby Roman baths and the Weißenburg Roman treasure, found in 1979, are now major sights.

Biriciana
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Free Imperial City of Weissenburg

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