Europe - October 2019

Trier was founded by the Emperor Augustus in 15 BC and used by Emperor Constatine as the capital of the western Roman Empire At that time it had a four-mile-long wall, four huge gates, and 47 round towers



	Our first stop was the Amphitheater









We toured beneath the amphitheater floor where some of the underground facilities and mechanized systems have been recreated










The Imperial Baths were one of the largest in the Roman Empire	The Hall of Constantine is the largest intact Roman structure outside of Rome.

It housed Constantine's throne room and is the largest surviving single-room structure from Roman times. It was constructed to express the magnificence and might of the emperor. 90 ft wide, 108 ft high, and 220 ft long - with an adjoining hall outside 250 ft It is now a Protestant Church





Of the original four gates, only the Porta Nigra (black gate) survives It avoided destruction because it became a church. St. Simeon, a pious Greek recluse, lived inside the gate for seven years. After his death in 1035, the Simeon monastery and church was established