[SEMCO] Digging into the Past with Professor Dr. C. Sebastian Sommer Chief Archaeologist of Bavaria

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
May 9, 
2016 
Teresa Izzo
                                                                        508-896-3867 
ext. 137
                                                            tizzo at ccmnh.org

The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
Digging into the Past
with Professor Dr. C. Sebastian Sommer
  Chief Archaeologist of Bavaria


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster continues its popular 
archaeology/history series, Digging into the 
Past, with a special program The Raetian Limes in 
Southern Germany – Part of the “Frontiers of the 
Roman Empire” World Heritage Site, presented by 
Chief Archaeologist of Bavaria, Professor Dr. C. 
Sebastian Sommer Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 1pm.

  Join special guest Prof. Dr. C. Sebastian 
Sommer for a talk about the Romans in Southern 
Germany. He will be focusing on the Raetian Limes 
in relation to its “sister monuments”, Hadrian’s 
Wall and the Antonine Wall with particular 
emphasis on the Lime’s development and history 
including its role in protecting the Roman Empire 
from the Barbarians between the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.

The ‘Raetian Limes’ represents the border line of 
the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 
2nd century AD. It stretched over 5,000 km from 
the Atlantic coast of northern Britain, through 
Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the 
Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic 
coast. The 118-km-long Hadrian’s Wall (UK) was 
built on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian c. AD 
122 at the northernmost limits of the Roman 
province of Britannia. It is a striking example 
of the organization of a military zone and 
illustrates the defensive techniques and 
geopolitical strategies of ancient Rome. The 
Antonine Wall, a 60-km long fortification in 
Scotland was started by Emperor Antonius Pius in 
142 AD as a defense against the “barbarians” of 
the north. It constitutes the northwestern-most portion of the Roman Limes.

Free with Museum Admission
  For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133.

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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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