Relics of ancient Roman library found by German archaeologists

News24xx.com - Remnants of ruins from a library built around the 2nd century were found in Cologne, Germany. Allegedly the library was built by Rome around 1,800 years ago.

The German archaeologists who discovered it started from looking like an old foundation. And the first time he found it was during the construction work project for the construction of a Protestant church center in Cologne City. The wall was soon recognized as the foundation of a building from the Roman era.

An official preservation of the historic relics of Cologne, Marcus Trier told of the beginning of the discovery and the researchers suspect that the wall was the remains of the ruins of the general assembly meeting hall. But archaeologists find unusual parts, like a niche on a wall

Then archaeologists compare the structure of the findings with other ancient buildings, including the Roman City of Ephesus in Turkey which has a monumental library, apparently remnants of ruins in Cologne came from a library built around the 2nd century.

At that time, the city of Cologne was under the power of Roman. The original building is thought to consist of two floors, with a size of about 20 x 9 meters. Trier said, researchers and scientists at that time had many choices to read. "There are several thousand scrolls (writing) that can not be borrowed" he said.

The remains of the ancient library will now be integrated into the new church building. Roman relics can later be accessed by visitors. Other parts will be retained for archaeological research materials.

The city of Koln is known throughout the world for its magnificent "Kolner Dom" Gothic Cathedral located in the center of the city, which is in the Rhine but the river. Koln was also rich in Roman relics.

A Roman general established settlements in the region in 38 BC and named him Ara Ubiorum. Several decades later, the city became a Roman army outpost and was given the status of a colony by Emperor Claudius.

Emperor Claudius also changed his name to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, abbreviated as CCAA, in honor of his wife Agrippina who was born there.

Relics from the Roman period until now can still be seen in Cologne, namely from the great wall, city gate, above the water channel system to the underground canal system. Now the historic sites of Koln City are growing with the discovery of ancient Roman library.

 

 

 

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