Augusta Raurica
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AUGUSTA RAURICA – a Roman Rhineside provincial capital about 20km east of Basel near the modern village of Kaiseraugst – was home to some twenty thousand people. These days it comprises the largest set of Roman ruins in Switzerland, and is an easy day trip from Basel.
Augusta was founded at the same time as Basel, 44 BC, in the territory of the Gallic Raurici tribe. During the first and second centuries AD it was a prosperous city, but was virtually destroyed by an invasion of the Alemanni tribes around 260 AD.
Augusta was founded at the same time as Basel, 44 BC, in the territory of the Gallic Raurici tribe. During the first and second centuries AD it was a prosperous city, but was virtually destroyed by an invasion of the Alemanni tribes around 260 AD.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_Raurica
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°32'0"N 7°43'20"E
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- Le Montcel 359 km
- Camp de César, Orsan 448 km
- Glanum 475 km
- The Archaelogical Museum at Argentomagus 482 km
- Oppidum Ambrussum 508 km
- Empúries Ruins 702 km
- Roman city 702 km
- Walled perimeter of the Roman city "Barcino" in the IV century 814 km
- Roman Circus 880 km
- Augst BL 0.9 km
- Kaiseraugst, AG 1.2 km
- Giebenach BL 1.6 km
- Füllinsdorf BL 2.4 km
- Pratteln BL 3 km
- Frenkendorf BL 4.1 km
- Muttenz BL 5.7 km
- Canton Basel-Landschaft 11 km
- Canton Aargau 29 km
- Upper Rhine Graben 142 km