Aquincum

As I mentioned in a previous post I visited the Roman ruins of Aquincum  recently. Before Hungary was settled by the Magyars, it formed the Roman province of Pannonia, and marked the most North-eastern reaches of the empire.
This is how the ruins look today:

The ruins of the old amphitheater are located directly by a highway north of the city in the suburbs of Obuda. They're rather hard to find if you aren't specifically looking for them, because there's no actual sign indicating where they are. (Although judging from the empty vodka bottles and graffiti, it's perfectly easy for Obudan teenagers to find.) If you walk further along the highway you find a small museum dedicated to showing some of the things found in the archaeological excavations of Aquincum but it appears to be designed mainly for tourists. Oddly enough, unlike many other European nations, the Hungarians don't really care about the Roman period of their history. They gloss over it in school, in favor of discussing the Magyar tribes and various Saint Kings.  Hence the high-rises and highways being built all around the ruins as you can see in the pictures. Maybe this apathy towards ancient history is due to the fact that they were still in Central Asia during the Roman occupation and were thus unaffected by it. If I find the real answer, I will let you know.