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] It was located at 47.5700n, 7.6000e, near the intersection of the German, French and Swiss borders.
References[edit]
- ^ Henry Cotton, A Typographical Gazetteer (Oxford University Press, 1831) p21.
- ^ René Teuteberg: Basler Geschichte (Merian Aufl edition, 1988)
- ^ Interview mit René Teuteberg Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Basler Banner, 4/1993 p9].