Augusta Treverorum (English spelling) Augusta Treverorum

Japanese: Augusta Treverorum(英語表記)AugustaTreverorum
Augusta Treverorum (English spelling) Augusta Treverorum

...It is famous as a historical tourist city with many ancient Roman ruins and also played an important role in the Middle Ages. The Roman city of Augusta Treverorum was probably founded by Emperor Augustus around 16-13 BC in this area, which was previously home to the Celtic Treveri tribe, as a logistics base for the Roman legions on the Rhine front. Located on the banks of the Moselle River and adjacent to the roads to Cologne and Mainz, it was a key transportation point, and as a transshipment point for various goods it rapidly developed economically, becoming a production center for textiles, weapons, pottery, etc.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古代ローマの遺跡が多く,また中世にも重要な役割を果たした歴史的観光都市として著名である。 ローマ都市アウグスタ・トレウェロルムAugusta Treverorumは,おそらく前16‐前13年のころ,アウグストゥス帝によってケルト系のトレウェリ族の居住地であったこの地に,ライン戦線ローマ軍団の兵站基地として建設された。モーゼル川河畔に位置し,ケルンやマインツに向かう街道に接するという交通の要地であったために,さまざまの商品の積み換え地として急速な経済的発展をとげ,織物,武器,陶器などの生産地ともなった。…

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