Lost Civilization of the Amazon Rainforest
The National Geographic Channel filmed a retracing of an ill-fated 1542 Spanish expedition, and the mysterious writings of their traveling priest which detail a thriving network of cities... Eldorado.
Event - Romeinenfestival (2026)
Having this kind of historical re-enactment in Tongeren is actually the most logical event possible. Tongeren is imbued with Roman history: from the statue of Ambiorix , over the ancient walls, via the treaty Iulianus Apostata signed here with the Salian Franks, to the ever-expanding Roman legion during the Kroningsfeesten Tongeren holds the distinction of being Belgium's first city , founded by the Romans as the administrative center of the Civitas Tungrorum around the first century BC After Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul the Romans built substantial infrastructure, creating a strategic settlement that controlled the local road networks and riverways. Atuatuca Tungrorum, was the administrative hub for the region and was named after the Germanic Tungri-tribe. If you want to know more about the history of the city and see the remainders with your own eyes, visit the Gallo-Roman museum and the Teseum , they're right next to one another in ...
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