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The municipium Claudium Aguntum lay few kilometers to the east of the present Lienz. The town was not planned in a raster system, but it arose from a former settlement.
The oldest walls are dated around the birth of Christ. Among Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus (Claudius) (AD 41 - 54) the elevation to the municipium occurred.
The 1st and 2nd century AD were the most peaceful and economically best times for Aguntum. In the 3rd century a devastation occurred at least around the year 275 - presumably through the Alemannians. Around the year 400 the town was destroyed again - presumably through Germans fleeing from the Huns.
The town was rebuilt later again. Around the middle of the 5th century AD the town was ravaged - this time through the Huns themselves.
The town went down finally during the battle of the Bavarians against the Slavs around the year AD 610. Presumably the population withdrew already into the surrounding height settlements - as Lavant - from the 3rd century AD - at least temporarily.
Today the whole extension of Aguntum is not known yet. This also, because the Debant brook changed its course and runs now through parts of the town.
Following is to be seen today still: Before the
town a early Christian grave chapel and houses of the suburb.
The town wall
was built around the year AD 150. Interesting is that until today no corners were found and the towers
has windows and doors on the outer side. It could have been a question therefore of a representation wall.
The atrium-type building was constructed to
Mediterranean model:
Some rooms are grouped around an atrium. Further rooms served presumably as
a bath. Furthermore the peristylium with water
canal was laid open. The craftsman quarter had simple houses.
These consisted often only of two rooms, a kitchen living room and a workshop with fireplace.
The big thermal springs were built in the 1st century AD. After a destruction this thermal springs were built up again. Against the end of the 3rd century they were expanded in the north.