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Augusta Rauricorum (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 32 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.5330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 43 17 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.7210 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was home to ancient Raurici tribe; Romans arrived in 1st cen. BCE; was crucial during campaigns E of Rhine; declined after invasion of Alamanni 260 CE; by 4th cen., lower town was abandoned; later, population moved to Castrum Rauracense (Kaiseraugst). |
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| Augusta Rauricorum (preferred,C,V,S)
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| Augusta Raurica (H,V)
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| Kastelen (H,V)
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| Colonia Augusta Raurica (H,V)
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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was a Roman center, planned in 44 BC by Caesar & L Munatius Plancus; modern Augst & Kaiseraugst are on the large site |
| archaeological site (C) |
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exploration of the site was begun by Humanists of Basel in the 16th cen. |
| museum (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| moved to .... |
Kaiseraugst .......... (inhabited place) |
| .............. |
(World, Europe, Switzerland, Aargau) [4005526] |
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