The NASM (National Air and Space Museum) is a Smithsonian Institute museum dedicated to the history and technology of aviation and spaceflight, one of whose locations is the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, near Dulles Airport. It’s a place that will delight any enthusiast who visits, offering the chance to discover fascinating artifacts like the original […]
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Saalburg, The Largest Roman Fort of the Limes Germanicus
Bad Homburg is a wealthy German city whose economic prosperity owes much to its proximity to Frankfurt, attracting many business executives who have chosen it as their place of residence. These residents are drawn by its princely atmosphere, which originated from the presence of a spa with mineral waters and a casino. However, its tourist […]
The Legacy of the Roman Empire in Germany: A Surprising Study Reveals How It Influences the Current Well-Being of Regions
A recent study published in Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology has shown that Roman rule, which occurred over two thousand years ago, continues to leave deep marks on regions in southern Germany. The work, led by Martin Obschonka and an international team of researchers, analyzes how Roman occupation shaped the psychological traits and […]
A Section of Road Connecting Two Roman Camps, a Vicus, and a Temple of Mercury, Found in Southwestern Germany
In the Neckargartach district of Heilbronn, in southwestern Germany, a 500-meter-long section of Roman road and various buildings were recently discovered. Fragments of a statue of Mercury were also found in one of the stone buildings, leading archaeologists to believe it is a temple dedicated to this deity. For the first time, such a long […]
German Empire: The Unprecedented Federal State Formed by Kingdoms, Principalities, Duchies, and Republics, Where the Ruler Was Both Monarch and President
It is not the parliament that must grant it. With this terse statement, Frederick William IV of Prussia rejected the title of Kaiser der Deutschen (Emperor of the Germans) offered to him by the Frankfurt parliamentarians after the 1848 Revolution, as he believed it should be an initiative of the German princes. It was not […]
How the Germans Developed and Used the First Operational Jet Bomber in History During World War II
The first operational jet bomber in history was called the Arado Ar 234 Blitz and entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1943 during World War II. It participated in several operations, demonstrating a speed that made it impossible for enemy fighters to intercept. However, it did not have the impact it could have had because […]
A Silver Amulet Found in a 3rd-Century Roman Tomb Contains the Oldest Christian Inscription North of the Alps
In an unprecedented archaeological discovery, a small silver amulet measuring just 3.5 centimeters has revolutionized historical understanding of Christianity north of the Alps. This find, known as the Frankfurt Silver Inscription, contains a delicate rolled sheet with 18 engraved lines in Latin, whose interpretation is reshaping established paradigms about the spread of Christianity during the […]
An Exceptional Celtic Funerary Garden with 17 Graves and a Central Sepulcher Discovered in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
In Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, during a rescue excavation, a surprising funerary garden from the early Celtic period containing 18 burials has been uncovered. This is an unprecedented discovery in Baden-Württemberg, as no similar funerary structure has been documented in this region. The team of archaeologists identified a funerary garden enclosed by a square ditch measuring […]
14 Kilograms of Roman Chainmail Found Near the Fortress of Bonn in Germany Were Used to Repair Damaged Armor
Near the site of the ancient Roman legionary fortress in Bonn, Germany, archaeologists uncovered a 14-kilogram cache of chainmail, dated to the 2nd–3rd centuries AD. The remnants of the armor were discovered in the context of a Roman vicus, a community associated with military garrisons. The Roman army was a logistical machine that demanded massive […]
Bismarck Towers: A Monumental Phenomenon Spanning Four Continents
The construction of 184 monuments in honor of Otto von Bismarck between 1869 and 1934 in Germany seems logical. After all, the “Iron Chancellor” was the architect of German unification, culminating in the creation of the German Empire in 1871. However, during the same period, similar monuments were erected in countries such as Poland (40 […]