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The minicipium Claudium Virunum was built before the half of the 1st century AD. It was planed in a raster system.
The capital of the province Noricum was the succession settlement of the Magalensberg. The seat of the procurator governor was also here.
Around the year AD 170 the only legion camp of the province Noricum was built in Lauriacum (Enns/Lorch). The seat of the new praeses (praetorian governor) was there. Virunum stayed the center of the tax authorities and the emperor cult.
Under the empire reform of Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (AD 284 - 305) in the year AD 293 the province Noricum was split up. In the north arose Noricum Ripense (bank Norikum) and in the south Noricum Mediterraneum (inland Norikum). Lauriacum stayed the capital of Noricum Ripense. Virunum was once again - or Celeia (Celje)? - the capital of Noricum Mediterraneum.
At the latest around the middle of the 5th century - or already at AD 293? - the capital moved from Virunum to Teurnia (St. Peter in Holz).
Presumable up to the 6th century Virunum was still bishop seat.
Although the ground of the former town is not covered, today no remains are to see. This except of the amphitheater. This can not be entered at this time however.
Before the
Zollfeld the so-called duke chair is set up. It exists to the part of reused
material of Virunum. On it was spoken right in the Middle Ages.