Out of Rome. Aquincum - Augusta Raurica, Life in Two Towns of the Roman Empire
Temporary exhibition in the BTM Palace Museum
March 26, 1997- June 22, 1997

Following seven years of preparation the joint Swiss - Hungarian exhibition finally opened. From the time the idea was first conceived the research goal was to compare parallels in the "biographies" of the two towns. Apart from questions revolving around topography and chronology, developments in everyday life were followed. Within the confines described by differences in the extent of excavation and research we were able to look at similar aspects of town history, architecture, the lifeways of the townspeople and, the economy as well as religious life and burial practices. Of special interest was the way the Celts living by the Rhine river and the Celtic Eraviscans living by the Danube responded to Roman rule. In addition we cast a glance here and there at the source itself - the Roman town.

Exhibit publication:
Out of Rome. Aquincum - Augusta Raurica, Life in Two Towns of the Roman Empire. Published: Basel, 1997