In 1878, a municipal resolution was passed in order to protect the surviving surface ruins of the Roman Town of Aquincum in Óbuda. In 1879, a special commission identified the areas where systematic research could begin. Excavations began on the so-called " Csiga hill ",- where the civilian amphitheater was located - in 1880. Additional work started at the Papföld site in the following year, gradually revealing the center of the Aquincum civilian town. . . . read more . . .