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Augusta Raurica
Augusta Raurica is a former Roman colony and city located on the Rhine River some 11 km (7 miles) east of the modern Swiss city of Basel, in between the towns of Kaiseraugst and Augst. Founded by Lucius Munatius Plancus (90 BCE - 15 BCE...
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Gravestone, Augusta Raurica
A sandstone gravestone showing a married couple. The man, wearing military costume, was an officer in the Roman Army. c. 210/220 CE, Römerstadt Augusta Raurica. Shown as part of the 2023 exhibition Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic...
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Legio II Augusta
Legio II Augusta was a legion of the Roman army that, throughout its centuries-long history, had fought in the Cantabrian Wars of 29-19 BCE, Germanicus' German campaigns in 9 CE, the invasion of Britain in 43 CE, and Septimus Severus' Scottish...
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Roman Victory Statuette
A statuette of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, from the Roman colony of Augusta Raurica. Bronze, c. 200 CE, Römerstadt Augusta Raurica. Shown as part of the 2023 exhibition Ave Caesar! Romans, Gauls and Germanic tribes on the Banks...
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Curia at Augusta Raurica
The Roman curia was the town hall of Augusta Raurica. This was where the town council consisting of 100 councillors or "decuriones" held its meetings with the "duoviri," the two mayors. The town councillors were held in high regard &mdash...
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Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica
The Roman theatre of Augusta Raurica, near Basel, Switzerland. The colony was founded c. 44 BCE and thrived until c. 250 CE. The theatre once had a capacity for 8,000 spectators.
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Augustus
Augustus Caesar (27 BCE - 14 CE) was the name of the first and, by most accounts, greatest Roman emperor. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus on 23 September 63 BCE. Octavian was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, and...
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Mosaic from Augusta Raurica
This mosaic formed part of a luxurious palace in the southern part of the Roman city of Augusta Raurica, which is near what is present-day Basel, Switzerland. This mosaic was created around c 205 CE.
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Walls of Augusta Raurica's Theater
The distinctive Roman theater was last used as a playhouse and a venue for religious festivals and political meetings in Augusta Raurica, which is located in present-day Switzerland. Before that it had been altered several times. From AD...
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John Wesley Gilbert
Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) rose to national prominence as a scholar, teacher, community leader, and Christian missionary. During 1890-91, he was the first African American member of the American School...