Castra Argentovaria
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thumb|Danube–Iller–Rhine Limes, Argentovaria in lower-left quadrant thumb|Layout of Argentovaria thumb|Reconstruction of the fort in the late 4th century Argentovaria, also known as Ödenburg, is the collective term for a late Roman military installation and a civilian settlement in the area of Biesheim in Alsace, France.
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Donau-Iller-Rhein-Limes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Biesheim
- Image
- Oedenburg-altkirch kastell.jpg
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- Commons category
- Argentovaria
- street address
- Oedenbourg
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Location
- Research history
- Development
- Fort
- Defenses
- Gates
- Interior
- Garrison
- Town
- Praetorium/mansio and thermae
- Temple precinct
- Mithraeum
- Finds
- Monument protection
- References
- External links
thumb|Danube–Iller–Rhine Limes, Argentovaria in lower-left quadrant thumb|Layout of Argentovaria thumb|Reconstruction of the fort in the late 4th century Argentovaria, also known as Ödenburg, is the collective term for a late Roman military installation and a civilian settlement in the area of Biesheim in Alsace, France.
The ancient sites of Biesheim-Kunheim and Ödenburg-Altkirch owe their importance to their position at an important crossing over the Rhine. In the 1st and the 4th centuries AD the area was dominated by the military, but in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, the civilian settlement came to the fore. During the great barbarian invasions in the 4th and 5th centuries AD Argentovaria was probably part of a chain of forts that also included the fortifications on the right bank of the Rhine on the Münsterberg in Breisach and on the Sponeck in Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castra Argentovaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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