Aquincum is where Budapest's Roman history becomes tangible, through the surviving streets, baths and public spaces of an ancient settlement.
The city of Roman Pannonia
Aquincum developed as an important Roman centre in the region of present-day Óbuda. Its archaeological remains include residential buildings, spaces for trade and bathing, and traces of the public life of a provincial settlement.
Excavations turn ruins into evidence
The museum's ruin garden brings visitors close to the surviving walls of the civilian town. Exhibited finds help interpret how Romans lived, worked, gathered and adopted customs far from Rome itself.
STORIES & LOCAL TRADITIONS
Stories people tell.
DOCUMENTED HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
Why some call Aquincum the Hungarian Pompeii
Budapest's official visitor guide notes that the preserved Roman town is sometimes nicknamed the 'Hungarian Pompeii'. The comparison is a modern description of the extensive ruins, not a claim that Aquincum was buried by the eruption at Vesuvius.
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