Anyone who walks the archeology trail on the Engeh peninsula is walking through a formerly important Celtic city. And meets a Roman bath.
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This Roman theater on the narrow peninsula could seat up to 1500 spectators. In the background the St. Matthew’s Church.
Foto: Christian Pfander
It’s a walk back in time. The archeology path through the light forest on the Bern Engeh peninsula leads to the time of the Celts and Romans. For the last two centuries BC there was a Celtic city called Oppidum here. With an area of over 130 hectares, it was one of the large cities in Celtic Europe. After the Roman conquest of Gaul, around 50 BC. BC, the oppidum lost its importance. Nevertheless, even in Roman times – as a small town – it remained a regional center. In the 3rd century AD the traces of settlement disappear.
