Trier-Germany's Oldest City

Roman Days in Trier. The held a roman festival in the old baths in Trier. There is a claim made that Trier is actually older then Rome. They call this festival Bread and Games or the real name is Brot und Spiele. They would keep the citizens happy by giving them free bread and offering them entertainment.
The Electoral Palace. This was built in the 18th century and it is surrounded by gardens, fountains and sculptures. The Palace's front gable is decorated with mythological and classical gods. The Palace actually extends further beyond the trees and the story goes that when it was built, the bishop refused to live there because the building was asymmetrical.

One of the places we visited was the Ampihitheatre where the "free entertainment" was offered to the citizens to keep them happy. Often one of the entertainments were the Gladiator fights. Gladiators were actually slaves, usually from Greece who, in order to win their freedom, had to fight to the death against other slaves or wild animals. This is one of the rooms in which they kept the Gladiators before their match. Another special room, was called a Vomitorium, not making this up, this room the slaves were brought into before their match to be sick in.

Part of the Imperial Baths. Romans were maticulous about cleanliness and they often spent a lot of time in the Baths. This was a social area for them.

Aldstaut (the Oldtown)--There is actually a McDonalds in the beautiful building directly behind the man.

Me and Alex