Historical place profile

Col. Augusta Raurica

Col. Augusta Raurica (modern Augst) was a Roman colony on the south bank of the Rhine established by Iulius Caesar and L. Munatius Plancus in 44 B.C.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:177494
Catalogue ID
pleiades:177494
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
47.533241, 7.722118
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Col. Augusta Raurica (modern Augst) was a Roman colony on the south bank of the Rhine established by Iulius Caesar and L. Munatius Plancus in 44 B.C.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 18 E2 Col. Augusta Raurica

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