Roman Limburg - Via Belgica

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WELCOME TO ROMAN LIMBURG!

Imagine you were born 2000 years ago....You would have lived inside  the Roman Empire. The land we know today as Limburg, was conquered by Julius Caesar around 52 bc. 

In the coming weeks you will learn about the south of Limburg in Roman Times. And so you will find out about your own Roman roots! 

ROMAN HIGHWAY

Maastricht, Heerlen and Landgraaf arose in the first century ad. They were all places at the Via Belgica. 

So in this first lesson about our Roman past we will need to explore this important 'Roman highway' . You will watch a video about the 'Euregio' in Roman Times. 

While watching the video (10 minuten) you will have to answer questions about the video. Good luck!! 

VIA BELGICA - INTRO

The Via Belgica is a 400 kilometre Roman highway running from Cologne to Boulogne-sur-Mer on the northern coast of France. The road was constructed in the first century and runs through the South of Limburg. The Via Belgica  was built for military purposes.  During the Pax Romana, the road was increasingly used for commercial means. It played an important role in the spread of Roman culture. 

01:11

Why do historians of Tongeren, Maastricht, Heerlen en Julich work together to understand their Roman past?

01:51

The Via Belgica was a ...... connection of the northern part of the Roman Empire.

1. north-south
2. west-east

02:19

Following the Via Belgica, starting in Keulen. What is the correct order of places you would visit?

1. 1. Maastricht 2. Tongeren 3. Julich 4. Heerlen
2. 1. Julich 2. Maastricht 3. Heerlen 4. Tongeren
3. 1. Julich 2. Heerlen 3. Maastricht 4. Tongeren
4. 1. Heerlen 2. Maastricht 3. Tongeren 4. Julich

04:05

How does the government of Zuid-Limburg try to educate the people of their Roman history?

1. they make a tv-series about Roman Limburg
2. they visit schools
3. they installed benches

04:39

Which animal was introduced in the Netherlands by the Romans?

05:48

What can you find in a dining room of Hotel Derlon in Maastricht?

1. The remains of a Roman shrine
2. The remains of a Roman aquaduct
3. The remains of a Roman restaurant
4. The remains of a Roman house

07:34

Which Roman remains can you find in the Belgian city of Tongeren?

09:10

Heerlen is looking for ways to make their Roman past more attractive for people. How could they do this?? What would you like?

Where do you live?
What do you know about your own town in the Roman Time?