UKNC at the 2009 Limes Roman Frontiers Congress
Sue Davies, chair of the Culture Committee of the UK National Commission for UNESCO addressed the Opening Ceremony of the 2009 Limes Congress which was hosted by Tyne and Wear Museums 17-23 August 2009.
Sue emphasised the important role World Heritage Sites play in achieving the goals and aspirations of UNESCO - including sustainable development, universal education and the relief of poverty - and highlighted the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site as an ideal illustration of international cooperation.
Hadrian’s Wall together with the Roman Limes in Germany and the Antonine Wall in Scotland form the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site, one of the few transnational properties on the
UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Limes Congresses are the main international forum for exchanging ideas and information on the development of Roman frontiers. The first Congress was held at King's College (now Newcastle University) in July 1949, and the 2009 meeting marked its 60th anniversary.
The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD. It stretched over 5,000 km from the Atlantic coast of northern Britain, through Europe to the Black Sea, and from there to the Red Sea and across North Africa to the Atlantic coast. The remains of the Roman Limes today consist of vestiges of built walls, ditches, forts, fortresses, watchtowers and civilian settlements.
Written: 24/08/2009 , last modified: 24/08/2009
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