Die Basilika St. Laurentius in Enns: Aufnahme und Neuinterpretation der Grabungsbefunde

The Roman town and legionary fortress of Lauriacum, modern Lorch near Enns in Upper Austria, was an important centre in the Roman province of Noricum. According to written sources, in Late Antiquity Lauriacum was one of the first Christianized areas on the Roman Danube frontier. Lothar Eckhart undertook excavations between 1960 and 1966 in the basilica of St. Laurentius in Lorch, and the publication of his results provoked a discussion that has continued until today. In particular, stratigr...