Augusta Munatiana

Augusta Munatiana also known as Rauracorum was a Roman colony six miles from Basle.[1] The original town had been an Oppidum of the Raurici Celtic tribe at Basel-Gasfabrik.

During the Roman Empire it was a large town, mentioned on the Tabula Peutingeriana[2] and prospered due to its proximity to the regional capital Augusta Raurica on the crossroads and the Pax Romana, but shrunk during the Middle Ages to be a mere village.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Henry Cotton, A Typographical Gazetteer (Oxford University Press, 1831) p21.
  2. ↑ René Teuteberg: Basler Geschichte (Merian Aufl edition, 1988)
  3. ↑ Interview mit René Teuteberg Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Basler Banner, 4/1993 p9].
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