Rome, Italy
38 AD
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4th-5th century AD
Rome, Italy
Early Roman
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c. 100 AD
Cerveteri, Italy
800 BC
Marsala, Italy
8th century BCE
Torralba, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Peschiera del Garda, Italy
1st century BC
Napoli, Italy
37 BCE
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19 BCE
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27 AD
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
663 BCE
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4th century AD
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800 BC
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538-535 BCE
Bernalda, Italy
8th century BCE
Aquileia, Italy
181 BC
Naples, Italy
3rd-4th century AD
Alghero, Italy
1400-1300 BCE
Pozzuoli, Italy
2nd century AD
Sigmaringen Castle was first mentioned in the year 1077 in the chronicles of Petershausen monastery. The oldest parts of the castle are concealed beneath the alterations made during the 17th and the 19th centuries. The secret of the earliest settlement built on this defendable rock will never be fully revealed: large-scale excavation work would be necessary, which the extensive land development renders impossible. Judging from the many Roman remains unearthed in the area around Sigmaringen, the 12th century keep known as the 'Roman Tower' could be traced back to a Roman predecessor.
The castle remains that have been preserved (gate, great hall and keep) date back to the Staufer period around 1200. The castle remains were integrated into subsequent buildings. The foundations of the castle buildings are to a large extent identical to the surrounding castle wall.
These remains give us a good idea of how the castle might have looked during the 12th century.