Introduction to Roman ruins: The Roman ruins (Roemische Ruine) are located directly opposite the Beautiful Fountain. This man-made ruin was built by Herzendorf in 1778. Behind the ruins is a statue of Hercules, which is considered to symbolize the Roman Republic. The decline, which stemmed from the fact that Antony and Cleopatra VII were defeated by Octavian and his minister Agrippa at the naval battle of Actium, and then committed suicide, and the Roman Republic perished.