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What is true about Carnuntum?
In the exam (German)
Was trifft auf Carnuntum zu?
- aIt was founded in the Middle Ages by the Babenbergs.Es wurde im Mittelalter von den Babenbergern gegründet.
- bIt was a large Roman city on the Danube east of Vienna.Es war eine große Römerstadt an der Donau östlich von Wien.Correct answer
- cToday it is the state capital of Lower Austria.Es ist heute die Landeshauptstadt von Niederösterreich.
- dIt was the capital of the Roman province of Upper Pannonia.Es war die Hauptstadt der römischen Provinz Oberpannonien.Correct answer
Why?
Carnuntum lay on the Danube Limes (the Roman frontier on the Danube), between today's towns of Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. It was an important Roman city and the capital of the province of Upper Pannonia (Oberpannonien).
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