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Roman baths of Osterburken I

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In the past 200 years, two castel baths were discovered. [12] Wilhelmi known by reference to the first became known baths of the former inn "Badischer Hof". [66] There, when digging a well in the basement vaults, a hypocaust with brick temples of the Legio XXII Primigenia was encountered . [9] The Augsburg Ordinaries Post newspaper from August 2, 1826 cites the Fund Date July 15, 1826 stated, among other things, that the side walls with "were painted over gypsum and colored marble-like." In addition to the geziegelten bottom fell the excavators at that time the hollow wall brick of Heating system and"Very long iron nails" on. Right at that time it was recognized that there was a Roman military bath built by the 22nd Legion. [67] Today, the find is listed in the literature as Bad I , which was located in the area of ​​the closed in 2002 and then canceled Lichtspielhaus at the Römerstraße 16. This cinema was located in the former "Badischer Hof". Already from 5 to 8 February 1973, parts of the thermal baths had been scientifically examined during reconstruction work in the cellar of the cinema by Behrends in the course of an emergency excavation. The archaeologist reported difficulties with the high groundwater level, which reached the top of the hypocaust posts without constant pumping. [68]In the early summer of 1983 another room came to light for this building. In it was the inscription Legio VIII . [11]

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