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Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum

📷 Daniel Mennerich · Openverse

Where in the world

Germany

The site

Augusta Treverorum, the Roman city from which modern Trier grew, was founded on the Moselle River under Augustus, between the first Roman bridge of 18/17 BCE and the emperor's death in 14 CE. In late antiquity it became one of the western imperial residences, home to rulers including Constantine the Great, who sponsored monuments such as the Imperial Baths and the Basilica of Constantine. By 300 CE it was the largest city north of the Alps, and its Roman buildings are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Field notes

civilizations
Roman
types
City
occupied
16 BCE — 400 CE
country
Germany

Figures of this place

Laid to rest, born or died at Augusta Treverorum

Ambrose
Ambroseborn hereRoman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
Valentinian II
Valentinian IIborn hereRoman emperor from 375 to 392
M
Merobaudesrests hereRoman military

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