Argentoratum

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Argentoratum is the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that later developed into the modern city of Strasbourg in northeastern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman settlement
ancient Roman military camp
archaeologicalSiteIn Strasbourg
countryDuringRomanPeriod Roman Empire
countryToday France
developedInto Strasbourg
civitas settlement
earliestOccupation 1st century BCE
foundedBy Romans
function fortified frontier post
military camp
garrisonedBy Roman legion
surface form: Roman legions

auxiliary troops
hasHeritage Roman urban layout underlying Strasbourg old town
hasRoleInHistory important Rhine crossing point
strategic military base on the Rhine
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Alsace
Gaul
northeastern France
locatedInPresentDay Strasbourg
locatedNear Rhine frontier
locatedOn Limes Germanicus
surface form: Roman frontier of the Rhine limes

left bank of the Rhine
modernName Strasbourg
partOf Roman Empire
province of Germania Superior
regionToday Grand Est NERFINISHED
timePeriod Roman Imperial period
usedBy Roman army

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Strasbourg historicalName Argentoratum