Argentoratum

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Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of the city of Strasbourg. The name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost drafted by Nero Claudius Drusus. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently stationed there.

History: The Romans under Nero Claudius Drusus established a military outpost belonging to the Germania Superior Roman province close to a Gaulish village near the banks of the Rhine, at the current location of Strasbourg, and named it Argentoratum. Its name was first mentioned in 12 BC but "Argentorate" is the toponym of the Gaulish settlement that previously it before being Latinized, though it is not known by how long.

From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta permanently stationed in Argentoratum. The Roman camp of Argentoratum that included a cavalry section and covered an area of approximately 20 hectares (49 acres), from approximately 6 hectares (15 acres) in Tiberian times. Other Roman regions temporarily stationed in Argentoratum were the Legio XIV Gemina and the Legio XXI Rapax, the late during the sign of Nero. The Alemanni thought a Battle of Argentoratum against Rome in 357 AD. They were defended by Julian, later Emperor...