Between the 1-4th centuries the Western side of the river (and the country) was part of the Roman Empire. The name of the province was Aquincum, today’s Old Buda (Óbuda) has a lot of Roman ruins from this period. There used to be a civilian and a military town there with Roman baths, amphiteatres and many other buildings. The Aquincum Museum has many of the archeological findings. For more interesting facts, historic details, urban legends and beautifully illustrated maps, Kinga Tittel’s handy Budapest guide book, Fabulous Budapest is available at selected Libri and Líra bookstores, at the online Libra Bookshop, the gift shop of the Matthias Church, Opera gift shop, Souvenir Shop at District 1., 8 Tárnok Street. For overseas orders, click HERE. All images and materials are copyright protected and are the property of Kinga Tittel. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of these images and materials without written permission from the author is prohibited. Please contact us at content@guideme.hu for any request to use our copyrighted materials.