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Due to the finds the first roman presence is presumed in flavian time (from AD 69). From the timber-turf-fort nothing was found however until today.
Possible already after AD 140 the fort was altered in stone. At about the end of the fourth century the northern front was moved to the Danube.
Later were built
into the corners of the first stone fort fan towers - these
stuck out of the wall
and had the form of a fan. In the late-antiquity were built in the side walls horseshoe towers - half-round towers which stuck out of the wall.
There are also theories that the northern front was on the Danube formerly and was moved to the south in the late-antiquity. The horseshoe tower which stands still today would not be pulled down in this case. This is explained with the theory that the superfluous fort walls were used for the civilian population.
Except the mentioned horseshoe tower should be remained a fan tower of the northwest corner in the parish garden. The eastern horseshoe tower should be visible through a window of the Nikolaihof.
The vicus (camp village) was in the southeast and east of the fort.
The holy Severin had here from AD 460 his residence. He negotiated also with the Rugier in the north.
It is known, that still in the advanced 5th century AD a roman troop was in a remaining fort in Favianis.
On the street in west direction follows
the village Mauternbach.
At the end of this village a way to the right leads approx. after 50 meters to a roman street. It is a question of a
part of the connection street to Ovilava (Wells).
At following places in west direction still the remains
of burgi (turrets) are preserved: Rossatzbach (parts of the foundations), St. Lorenz (a succession building
takes the same outline) and in Bacharnsdorf (to the part about nine meters high).