Editing Carnuntum (section)

==Today==
The Archaeological Park Carnuntum comprises three sites:
* Museum, [[Heidentor]] and [[amphitheatre]] near Petronell
* Excavations in the garden of [[Petronell Castle]]
* [[#Museum Carnuntinum|Museum Carnuntinum]]

===Civilian city===
[[File:Amphitheater carnuntum.JPG|thumb|Remains in Carnuntum – amphitheatre]]
The remains of the civilian city extend around the village [[Petronell-Carnuntum]]. There are several places to see in the city: Roman city quarter in the open-air museum, palace ruins, [[amphitheatre]], and Heidentor.

The Roman city ruins are exposed in the open-air museum directly in the present village. One of the ancient houses, called the House of Lucius, has been rebuilt using traditional techniques. It was opened to the public on 1 June 2006.

The {{lang|la|[[Forum (Roman)|forum]]}} was next to the palace ruins, also referred to as the large [[public bath]]s.

Some way outside the city was a large amphitheatre, which had room for about 15,000 spectators.
A plate with an inscription found at the site claims that this building was the fourth largest amphitheatre in the whole Roman Empire.

===Heidentor===
Between 354&nbsp;AD and 361&nbsp;AD, a huge triumphal monument was erected next to the camp and city. Contemporary reports suggest that Emperor [[Constantius II]] had it built to commemorate his victories. When the remains of Carnuntum disappeared after the Migration Period the monument remained as an isolated building in a natural landscape and led Medieval people to believe it was the tomb of a pagan giant. Hence, they called it {{lang|la|italics=no|[[Heidentor]]}} ('Heathens' Gate' or 'Pagans' Gate').

===Fortress===
[[File:Ancient Roman amphitheatre in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.JPG|thumb|Remains of the fortress – amphitheatre]]
The only remaining building of the fortress is an amphitheatre, located just outside the fortress. Today, a small adjacent museum shows the history of [[gladiator]]s.