Wilhelm II in the Roman fort Saalburg (b/w photo)

Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, Hessen, Germany The German Kaiser Wilhelm II on his visit to the Roman fort Saalburg, which he financed with considerable monetary expenditures from his private funds. Initiated by Wilhelm II in 1897, the remains of a Roman castle were excavated, restored and rebuilt here at great expense. At the Kaiser's arrival at the cornerstone ceremony, he is greeted by notables who are dressed up as Roman prefects, while Roman Legionnaires in stage costumes form an honorary guard and musicians blow fan fares under imitation Roman eagles. Honorary virgins in long white garments hand welcoming presents to the Kaiser. The image is from the turn of the century.