The Danuvia Alacris is crewed by volunteers wearing Roman tunics and the mission is part of an EU-funded project to raise awareness of the area’s Roman past. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Based on the remains of a Roman shipwreck discovered in the German city of Mainz, the Friedrich-Alexander University has built a replica of a fourth-century Roman Danube ship in oak. “Living Danube Limes” is a transnational project with 10 Danubian countries working together to make the former Roman “Limes” – the border line of the Roman Empire named after the Latin word for boundary – a new common cultural bond in central and south-eastern Europe.
