ABSTRACT

Roman Frontiers (Limes) run through several countries across Europe, the Near East and North Africa. In addition to those territories on the boundaries of the Empire, Roman military remains and artefacts are recorded in other countries, reflecting the development, expansion and contraction of the Roman Empire as well as trade within and beyond its borders. Since the early 2000s, a project has been on-going to create a series of transnational World Heritage properties for the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, building on existing networking connections established through the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies and establishing new collaborations and partnerships, from local to international. In recognising the outstanding value to all humanity of our shared cultural heritage, the Limes provide an opportunity to connect communities and countries, as well as engender a sense of local pride in the global importance of remains. This paper is derived from a keynote given at the European Association of Archaeologists virtual conference in 2020, and asks how, when wrestling with global challenges such as Climate Change and the Covid19 pandemic, can World Heritage and Roman Frontiers contribute to our 21^st century society?

摘要

罗马边疆 ( Limes ) 贯穿欧洲、近东和北非的几个国家。除了帝国边界上的那些领土外，其他国家还记录了罗马军事遗迹和文物，反映了罗马帝国的发展、扩张和收缩以及境内外贸易。自 2000 年代初以来，一项旨在为罗马帝国边疆创建一系列跨国世界遗产的项目一直在进行，以通过国际罗马边疆研究大会建立的现有网络联系为基础，并建立新的合作和伙伴关系，从本地到国际。在承认我们共同的文化遗产对全人类的卓越价值时，青柠提供一个连接社区和国家的机会，并让当地对遗骸的全球重要性产生一种自豪感。本文从给定的一个基调衍生欧洲协会的考古学家虚拟会议于2020年，并询问如何，应对气候变化和Covid19流行，可世界遗产和罗马前沿有助于我们21诸如全球性挑战摔跤时^ST世纪的社会?