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Burial Stele for C. Atius, 6–41 A.D.
Plastercast Long before the construction of the legionary fortress in Vindobona at the end of the 1st century A.D., the Roman military was already present in the area of Vienna, the oldest inscribed evidence for this being the gravestone of Caius Atius. It dates from 6 A.D. – the time of the wars of conquest under Augustus – up to the end of Tiberius’s reign in 41 A.D. Caius Atius was a legionary of the 15th Legion who died on active duty in Vindobona aged 28. At that time, he had already served 10 years in the legion. Details of his tax district enable us to conclude that he originated from Upper Italy or South Gaul. The gravestone is the only extant proof that the 15th Legion was present in Vienna prior to its deployment to Carnuntum. No structural remains could yet be found, however.
Photo of the filling of a v-shaped ditch in Schottenkloster
This v-shaped ditch most likely belonged to the auxiliary fort of the Ala I Britannica.
Inscription for C. Atius: C(aius) Atius Q(uinti) f(ilius) Anie(n) s(i) miles leg(ionis) XV Apol(l)inaris an(n)oru(m) XXIIX stipendioru(m) X h(ic) s(itus) e(st) C. Atius, son of Quintus, from the tax district (Tribus) Aniensis, soldier of the 15th Legion, 28 years old, 10 years of service, is buried here.
The Ala I Britannica Two burial steles of cavalrymen from the Ala I Britannica were discovered during the con struction of the Stallburg in 1559. Another stele, which is from T. Flavius Draccus and displayed at the Wien Museum in Karlsplatz, came to light in 1901. The inscriptions show that this unit, comprising 1,000 men during
Burial Stele of T. Flavius Draccus, 93–96 A.D.
Lime Sandstone, coated with stucco, painted Found: 1st District, Habsburgergasse 9, 1901 The soldier came from present-day western Switzerland, and died at the age of 45 after 22 years of service.
the reign of Emperor Domitian (81–96 A.D.), was based in Vindobona even before the perma nent assignment of a legion. The most plausible location of its 4-hectare large cavalry fort is in the area of the Freyung, where the Schotten kloster (Scottish Monastery) is located today.